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Originally Posted by loujudson  Oh my god, Ethan, I will never listen to another thing you say as anything but vapid opinion. You have just become a born-again preaching nonsense to me! I know what I hear and your measurements are not relevant to sound and music in the least.
I do not believe; i have experience and ears! Measure anything you want, it won't change the sound I experience.
And I do not subsribe to expensive powercords so your metaphor is lame...
Bye Ethan. Have fun in your little world!
Lou |
haha
It amazes me how many people on this forum just take Ethan's opinion as "God's Word" so to speak. (I'm not just referring to this thread, but to many other threads Ethan posts on...heck, he even has people asking for HIS opinion in their thread titles
).
Going back to the original post (#4)...you also have to consider what the budget is. If you are loaded and have $5000 burning in your pocket to spend on a nice wooden floor, and (as proven by everyone but Ethan) it does sound different, then do it. If your a small project studio owner who's money would be much better spent on better session musicians, instruments, microphones, preamps...(notice the importance of the signal chain)...then spend the money there.
I'm going to side a little bit with Ethan on his first post, however, with the point I THINK he was trying to make:
In a small project studio, your money is probably better spent on other things aside from a wooden floor vs a concrete floor (even though they sound different). Example...If you have $5000, and your best microphones are entry level CAD microphones...you shouldn't even be thinking about spending that money to upgrade your floor. Upgrading your microphones will have a far greater difference on the sound than changing your concrete floor to wood. I THINK that is why Ethan said that there wouldn't be a difference, or none that really mattered. Am I right Ethan?
Keep in mind this is strictly talking about audio differences.... You also have to consider how concrete vs wood sets the mood in your studio. A comfortable musician will perform better than one who feels like he is in a concrete dungeon
, and you can't fix an uninspired/poor performance with the best mics/preamps in the world.
-Spencer