[Sonnova]

On Fri, 23 Nov 2007 10:12:51 -0800, Arny Krueger wrote
(in article ):

"Sonnova" wrote in message


To set the record straight, my assertions in this thread
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1) Modern CD technology is excellent, but I have *some*
phonograph records that sound better than the best CDs.

Practically impossible, since the LP format has so much inherent audbile
noise and distortion.

More victory by assertion, Arny?

I am a recording engineer.

Apparently one who has never figured out digital technology, because if you
understand how to exploit digtial technology, then making CDs that sound
better than any LP is hardly rocket science.

The digital recordings that I have made are better than LP. MUCHHHHHH better.


I think I know what real music sounds like.

Most people do.

Actually, most people don't know and they don't care. What makes you think
that they do?

2) Since it is a given that LP is fraught with
inaccuracies and mechanical as well as electrical
distortions and compromises, If there are LPs that sound
better than any CD, then it must be a fortuitous
arrangement of circumstances whereby the colorations
inherent in the medium have combined to make the whole
better than the sum of its parts.

The sonic corruption that is inherent in the LP format is so great and
egregious as to make this highly improable.

Put your fingers in your ears and sing loudly. Then you won't have to hear
anything that you don't want to hear.

3) I never said that distortion, in and of itself, was
good or in any way desirable. I did say that certain
euphonic colorations MIGHT be beneficial to achieving at
least some of the emotional impact of music in the home.

We know that untrained ears confuse added distortion with greater dynamic
range, and can misinterpret the harmonics of bass as being the fundamentals.

That's fine, but what has it to do with this discussion?

4) It is my contention that most people don't care about
accurate sound at all, they just want to hear the tunes.

It is true that more people are interesteded in listening to music. However
it is also well known that some people use snobbish generalizations to
demean the wisdom of the common man.

This hyperegalitarian, politically correct nonsense does you no good service,
Arny. The common man wouldn't know accurate sound from an arm-fart and could
care less. He just knows what sounds good to him. Most often, that's loud
music, booming bass, and few, if any highs.