[Paul Stamler]

"Boris Lau" wrote in message
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Arny Krueger wrote:
I've never seen a photograph of something with substance that could be
confused with a view of the origional object, after a close inspection.

Have you heard an audio recording of something with substance (e.g.
singer, instrument) that could be confused with listening of the
original object after a close inspection? I haven't...

I have, four times, but *not* on close inspection. On two occasions, I was
standing just around the corner from my remote monitoring setup when I heard
Phil Cooper (a musician I was recording) ask me a question. Both I opened my
mouth to answer before realizing that the voice was recorded rather than
real, and that Phil was standing in front of me with his lips not moving.

On one occasion, I was in an audio showroom when somebody banged something
directly behind my right shoulder. I jumped and spun around; of course,
there was nothing there. They had a not-particularly great JBL surround
system in the room.

Finally, when I worked as service manager at the Speaker and Stereo Store, I
was coming from the back room toward the front when I stopped and said, "Why
does Wylie have a drum kit set up in the store?" When I came into the room,
I realized it wasn't a drum kit, but an SACD recording of one, played back
on not-particularly-great AR speakers.

Four occasions, each of them times when my backbrain was fooled. All in
casual mode, not analytical mode.

For the record (so to speak), the first two instances were on analog tape
(15 ips, half track, NAB EQ, no NR); the next was probably a Laserdisc; the
last, as mentioned, was an SACD. Monitor speakers: Rogers LS3/5a's, JBL
surround system, c. 2000-vintage AR speakers, respectively.

Peace,
Paul