What is "natural sound"
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dspear99ca
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It's a marketing term, but a lot of people, myself included, can vouch for the fact that Yamaha equipment provides minimal coloration to the sound... it's very neutral as opposed to "warm, tube-like" stuff or "dry, cold, mechanical sounding" equipment. The more pieces you listen to, the more you'll know what I mean...
Opinions are like assholes...Everbodys got one..
Meaning it sounds like it was originally meant to sound.Nothing less,nothing more...
It's a marketing term. Beyond that, you can put any meaning into it that you deem fit.
jami w.
just being me thats all
not really... that would be a transistor radio, natural sounding means pretty much all the sounds are kinda balanced. imo thats my understandings of it.
tommywpg
Active Member
I like the Yamaha sound very much. It is distinctive if you A B a few receivers. "Natural Sound" is a marketing term, obviously, but it is used to describe the "Yamaha sound". I think its pretty funny the way some people get all defensive and possessive about their favourite brand.
Enjoy the music. We'll leave the discussion of forming stereo gangs alone. I'll have to wear my Yamaha jacket if we ever decide to in future.
Enjoy the music. We'll leave the discussion of forming stereo gangs alone. I'll have to wear my Yamaha jacket if we ever decide to in future.
similost
Rockin and Rollin....
To me, it means it would sound like standing in front of a bunch of acoustic instruments with no amplification, type of sound.. When you start amping instruments, you start adding color, so it's hard to describe then what you should be hearing..
I kind of agree with the thin sound description. I don't really care for the sound of the Yamaha speakers I have, but I do like the sound of a lot of their PA speakers..
I kind of agree with the thin sound description. I don't really care for the sound of the Yamaha speakers I have, but I do like the sound of a lot of their PA speakers..
reggaenaut
Addicted Member
Like all the other brand sound it is artificial. Nothing natural about it. Some like it, some don't.
bobforapples
Angular banjos sound good
It's like defeat on steroids.
Very flat, very.... well........ Natural.
Some people love it, some people don't
Very flat, very.... well........ Natural.
Some people love it, some people don't
Autobot
More than meets the eye
Yamaha: Dedication to Musical Excellence
From page one of the Yamaha survivor handbook....
Natural sound:
When you have musicians and audio engineers speaking the same language the result is full natural sound fidelity, plus features which translate directly into improved tonal quality or operating convenience.
Yamaha's insistence on total music performance, not just isolated to specs, is behind a revolutionary new approach to audio component design-one that makes the Yamaha an extraordinarily musical stereo.
From page one of the Yamaha survivor handbook....
Natural sound:
When you have musicians and audio engineers speaking the same language the result is full natural sound fidelity, plus features which translate directly into improved tonal quality or operating convenience.
Yamaha's insistence on total music performance, not just isolated to specs, is behind a revolutionary new approach to audio component design-one that makes the Yamaha an extraordinarily musical stereo.
bastek
Well-Known Member
All upper scale equipment are natural sound. I A/B' d a (Natural Sound) DSP-A1, TX 1000, KX 1200, and T-80 with other comparable units, and i can't tell much of a difference. This notation just takes up more space on the front panel that's all. I have other units labeled "reference", "signature" not to mention Elite, Grand Integra, ES, Super Digifine etc. and they all great components.
AnalogDigit
Realistic fan.
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the-real-mandak
Super Member
Natural Sound is bough a marketing phrase and a design philosophy, it means that the electrical design is aimed at bringing the exacte same sound from the output that goes into the input - just lauder.
The problem here is that a lot of tunes out there really don't sound that good, so they will not sound good on Yamaha NS gear. You might say that it is a more unforgiven design, but when you do get a well mixed tune then you get the whole benefit. Where a different design will give you more like an average, more tunes will sound good on sutch a system but you will never get that little extra.
Building a sound system is just like decorating a house, some like the colours and furniture - some like it different.
PS. Chazb11 -
The problem here is that a lot of tunes out there really don't sound that good, so they will not sound good on Yamaha NS gear. You might say that it is a more unforgiven design, but when you do get a well mixed tune then you get the whole benefit. Where a different design will give you more like an average, more tunes will sound good on sutch a system but you will never get that little extra.
Building a sound system is just like decorating a house, some like the colours and furniture - some like it different.
PS. Chazb11 -
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Necessity Conquers Fear
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ponderbear
waltzing with sin
I had a Yamaha C-6 preamp and it was by far the most "invisible" components of my setup- it added absolutely nothing to the sound of my power amp (not a yamaha). And I loved my power amp, so that is a really valuable thing in a preamp as far as I'm concerned.
Also I thought it was neat they put so much thought into tone control. It always seemed to me Yamaha tone control did a better job simply accenting or inhibiting aspects of the original source, rather than altering it with the amp's own signature sound.
Also I thought it was neat they put so much thought into tone control. It always seemed to me Yamaha tone control did a better job simply accenting or inhibiting aspects of the original source, rather than altering it with the amp's own signature sound.
