larsman

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Borresen X3 vs Harbeth 40.2 -- my impressions
@kennymacc - Makes one curious as to how much or how little advertising Borresen does with Stereophile.   
Comparison of two High Quality Steely Dan Aja records....
I agree, it's the best sounding 'Aja' I've ever heard, and I've got an original AB-1266 from when it was first released in the 70's. As for reasons, I'd say the main one is the 45 RPM. Vinyl is clear to begin with; even black vinyl is colored blac... 
Is AI the future of product & tech support?
I've been seeing AI-generated chat on corporate websites for quite a while, I believe.  If it's more responsive and accurate than some human product and tech support, I like it....   
AI-Written Stereophile Articles
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John Mayall has passed away
My favorite Eric Clapton guiltar playing was on 'John Mayall and the Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton', aka 'the Beano album'. He sure ushered in a lot of British blues greats....   
Relaxed/Analog sounding DAC for under $10k (used or new)
If you're looking for an analog-sounding type of DAC, Chord may not be the best fit for you. They are excellent DAC's, for sure, but not many will accuse them of having a relaxed, analog type of sound. I've had a Hugo II and I've had a DAVE, with ... 
If Steely Dan had a different vocalist
@thelonious527 - His point was that if Steely Dan had a different singer, they might sound like this band Monkey House he's talking about. When I first saw the headline, I thought the same as you, though....   
Relaxed/Analog sounding DAC for under $10k (used or new)
I've had a Holo Audio May KTE DAC for the past 4 years or so, and I am very happy with its performance; that was under $10K, complete with separate power supply.   
AI-Written Stereophile Articles
I've read terrible English-language writing, spelling, grammar, syntax, etc all over the internet and all over society for decades now; AI was not required for it; if anything, it might be better than what I read from a lot of humans.   
DCS Sending Legal Notice To Reviewer (Golden Sound) Over an Old Review of Their Bartok DAC
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DCS Sending Legal Notice To Reviewer (Golden Sound) Over an Old Review of Their Bartok DAC
@laoman + 1 - I wrote to dCS, told them that I buy expensive gear (a lot of MSB stuff, for example), and told them what I think of companies that sue reviewers over reviews they don't like, especially when the company says he got facts wrong and n... 
If A.I. took the place of musicians, would you listen to it?
@baylinor - the referrals still seem to work, but the autofill doesn't and the text looks just like all the other text....   
@member referral not working anymore
I get the actual referrals, but when I type in a name using the '@' sign, it doesn't show as being different from any other text....   
If A.I. took the place of musicians, would you listen to it?
@jastralfu - you are right; getting paid as an artist is bad enough as it is, and you wouldn't want a Milli Vanilli situation where the artists do not perform on the record. But ultimately I do not see an artistic problem as long as the recording ... 
If A.I. took the place of musicians, would you listen to it?
@hilde45 - 'Sermons in church'? Don't get me started there. Not everybody here has a wife and kids.   And yes, that would go for painting, novels, and other arts. An AI-written novel would not stop humans from writing novels or other humans from...