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Amir and Blind Testing
djones, I don’t understand why you find it necessary to personalize matters; and in a contentious way. Apparently, my opinion on the subject strikes a chord that causes defensiveness and the use of sarcasm in you. Why does it bother you so that my... 
Amir and Blind Testing
****  It (ears) contributes nothing to gaining knowledge about a product.  **** Wow!    
Amir and Blind Testing
    **** We use the tools at our disposal to assess and make decisions. Some do it better than others …… **** - mapman …. and this includes the best tool of all, our ears. IOW, some use their ears better than others. Some, because of experience... 
The Good Stuff
**** Is the difference in meaning between TONE and INTONATION in music the same as it is in speech? **** Interesting question. Not quite the same, but related. The meaning of “tone” can be said to be the same in both speech and in music. One cou... 
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If you’re serious, it’s actually a fabulous tone.  It’s his intonation that is weird. He plays consistently sharp. It got even worse in that respect later in his career, but he swings his ass off.  
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Music that swings
+1 rvpiano!   Somebody say “swing”?        
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Jazz for aficionados
“”There’s only two kinds………..”     
PS Audio PowerPlant 12 Review (AC Regenerator)
Yup! What I always find curious, and this is a perfect example, is why there is this, at least implied, objection to someone else listening and arriving at a subjective impression; along with whatever other criteria the measurements may or may no... 
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Nuts and bolts.  😊  
PS Audio PowerPlant 12 Review (AC Regenerator)
djones, silly analogy; not applicable at all.  With respect, you seem to always be so hell bent on sticking to the objectivist mantra that you miss the bigger point.  The audiophile pursuit, and obviously music, is first and foremost about listeni... 
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**** These guys appear to be getting older. ****  😊 In more ways than one.   
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