stuartk
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| Jazz for aficionados Don't know if this one's already been mentioned but Roy Hayne's "Out of the Afternoons" is a great showcase for Kirk... | |
| So how can a great system solve less than great recordings jumia;"It seems no matter how good a system is, the quality of recording quality takes priority". "Good" according to whom???? You can assume that the more resolving your system, the more it will reveal the differences between recordings and high... | |
| How much reality do you really need? @speakermaster:"The important thing is when you become happy with your system there is a time when that will happen and when it does the upgrades cease and you just listen for pleasure rather than worrying about how the system sounds if you are al... | |
| How much reality do you really need? dweller" However, in my reality, I see blue and call it blue. You see (my) red and call it blue. There is no way to prove this is not happening."I would ask: "does this matter and if so, why?" | |
| How much reality do you really need? Go to a club. Every table (and thus, every patron) is oriented differently towards the sound-vibrations projected from the musicians onstage (each of whom hears their combined efforts differently). There's the guy running the sound-board, the woma... | |
| Derek and the Dominos 50th Has Tom Dowd ever explained his rationale for recording what is surely one of the greatest albums of the 70's in a manner that resulted in such muddy SQ? I'd really be interested to know. On the Steve Hoffman forum the Japan SHM seems to be the f... | |
| Stratospheric audio gear prices Talk about "first world problems" ! I'm glad I don't have to worry about such things. I can't afford to chase after the nth degree of SQ so I buy what's within the reach of my budget and enjoy the music. I've had friends with much, much costlier s... | |
| Specifications VS Sound Quality orpheus:Looks like you've answered the question I'd posed to millercarbon.The "crux of the biscuit", as F. Zappa might say, appears to be this: "Now that high end salons are no longer an option, I'll be relying heavily on past knowledge of "sonic ... | |
| Specifications VS Sound Quality mapman:Understood. In fact, I'm fairly obsessive when it comes to researching when I feel an upgrade cycle approaching.orpheus:Price is the first thing I look at, because I don't have huge amounts of cash to spend. This has the effect of dramatic... | |
| Is your heart filled with a love of music, or something else? frogman:"Re: “frictions that arise”: I also agree, but would temper that sentiment with the idea that it is not always inappropriate to know and be confident in being right on a particular topic or issue. Being confident in being right is not nece... | |
| Specifications VS Sound Quality mapman:Sorry-- I naively assumed no-one would buy gear they couldn't try out first in their room, either borrowed or bought with a return policy! ! ! Limiting my choices to only those brands I can demo at home (and return if need be) does cut dow... | |
| Specifications VS Sound Quality mapman:"The main value of specifications to someone who knows how to interpret them properly is objectively deciding which components to try ie which components are likely to work best in a specific system with others"The above makes sense to me... | |
| Specifications VS Sound Quality millercarbon:As someone whose eyes start to glaze over whenever technical specs become the topic of discussion, I'm reassured by your post, given your knowledge and experience I've always depended upon my ears and so far, they've served me well.... | |
| Is your heart filled with a love of music, or something else? boxer12I was reflecting on the frictions that arise here and on other forums and how they are often less about the topic at hand and more about unconsci-ous ego-driven impulses, such as "the need to feel or be seen as right", "the need to feel be ... | |
| Is your heart filled with a love of music, or something else? The human ego is always seeking ways to justify its agenda. |