what is the old black?

[Saab]

that strange thing when someone says the "the silent spaces are blacker" when describing a piece of kit?

 

[I-S]

It's how quiet the background is when there's not meant to be sound from the source. Usually goes with good signal/noise ratio.

 

[penance]

Means it was so loud before that it fused the lights.

 

[Saab]

right,so its the usual HIFI pap,I see

 

[wolfgang]

I think that is a good poetic phase but the problem is I never heard any noise coming from the silent moment in my CDs as it is definitely more quieter then the backgroud noise of my living room with all windows closed in the middle of the winter nights. Compare that to trying to enjoy the Mozart quieter passage in car which is useless. On the other hand pop music start at 70dB and stay at that level or above for 4 minutes until the end of the song so not sure when would be the silent spaces are blacker then black are suppose to be. It is the moments before the next song start?

 

[Saab]

I have just turned my CD off and couldn't hear any black,sorry

 

[Uncle Ants]

I have just turned my CD off and couldn't hear any black,sorry

Of course not. How can your CD make Blackness if its isn't on?

 

[merlin]

The blacker the black the more you will hear the illusion of air around each instrument or singer, making images more palpable and believable. Of course if you've never heard it you would be right to take the proverbial, but you hear it every day in your normal life.

 

[penance]

chewy?

 

[Saab]

The blacker the black the more you will hear the illusion of air around each instrument or singer, making images more palpable and believable. Of course if you've never heard it you would be right to take the proverbial, but you hear it every day in your normal life.

I wasn't taking the piss! I will train my ears to listen to for this wonderous thing

I must learn to be more contrite when making fundamental HIFI errors