wjm@lcuxc.UUCP (B. Mitchell) (01/23/85)
I'd have to agree with Dick's (hound!rfg) comments about deliberately
induced distortion in some brands of high(?)-fi :-) equipment.
Its amazing what a few dB of boost in the low treble (around 2kHz) can do.
This is the so-called "West Coast" speaker sound, since it is quite
popular with many California-based speaker manufacturers. If you have
an equalizer, you can see the effects for yourself. However, I much prefer
the response to be as flat as possible. Then, if I want to distort, I can
go in with an EQ and provide my own distortion (which, of course is reversible,
should I decide to change the music I'm listening to or my mind - and much
simpler (and cheaper) than buying a new set of speakers or whatever).
Regards,
Bill Mitchell ({ihnp4!}lcuxc!wjm)