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Enemies of the revolution
RDH4, for being, for many people, the beginning of the end of music in
the home for decades. For explaining in minute detail exactly why valves are now inferior to solid state for the purpose of audio reproduction. For consolidating the primacy of engineering objectives, removing music from the consideration of domestic audio, and so paving the way for solid state. Transistors allow a better engineering solution for an engineering problem. But they aren't art. Audio reproduction, for not being possible, and for not being what we want anyway. Finally we got to the Krell and found that kind of perfection to be not what we had hoped for. Perfect numbers were finally proven not to equal perfect performance. Only daft anarchists believe that revolutions arise from failu real revolutionaries look for the crest of the wave. Hence the valve renaissance arrived just as the solid state agenda was complete; just as its extraordinary success cast a spotlight on the paucity of its intention, forcing the revolutionary revelation that a domestic stereo system is unavoidably a musical instrument, and should be developed as such. Arise ye starvelings from your slumbers. The owl of Minerva flies just before dawn. Excessively tight control, including the use of excessive feedback, for not allowing sound to be musical. For being something that good musical instruments don't allow. For being something that musical amplifiers and speakers don't have, in their components, in their stages, or in their totality. For being the enemy of harmony and plotting against euphony. We have nothing to lose but our chains. Measured performance, for wagging the dog. Measurements facilitate mass production for a mass audience, but they are secondary to historical development through playing, listening and experimenting. The concept of inherent feedback in triodes, for being wrong, and for being a tactical error in the face of the resurgent, not to mention insurgent, apologists and running dogs of the SS military-industrial imperialist catastrophe. The great, musical thing about triodes is that they can get by without much feedback. They can approximate reproduction and do music at the same time, in the right context. Its a kind of dialectic. Feedback in triodes would be a marketing blunder with nothing to gain and everything to lose. Kampft mit uns! Sweetness and Light, Ian |
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"Ian Iveson" wrote in message k... RDH4, for being, for many people, the beginning of the end of music in the home for decades. For explaining in minute detail exactly why valves are now inferior to solid state for the purpose of audio reproduction. For consolidating the primacy of engineering objectives, removing music from the consideration of domestic audio, and so paving the way for solid state. Transistors allow a better engineering solution for an engineering problem. But they aren't art. Audio reproduction, for not being possible, and for not being what we want anyway. Finally we got to the Krell and found that kind of perfection to be not what we had hoped for. Perfect numbers were finally proven not to equal perfect performance. Only daft anarchists believe that revolutions arise from failu real revolutionaries look for the crest of the wave. Hence the valve renaissance arrived just as the solid state agenda was complete; just as its extraordinary success cast a spotlight on the paucity of its intention, forcing the revolutionary revelation that a domestic stereo system is unavoidably a musical instrument, and should be developed as such. Arise ye starvelings from your slumbers. The owl of Minerva flies just before dawn. Excessively tight control, including the use of excessive feedback, for not allowing sound to be musical. For being something that good musical instruments don't allow. For being something that musical amplifiers and speakers don't have, in their components, in their stages, or in their totality. For being the enemy of harmony and plotting against euphony. We have nothing to lose but our chains. Measured performance, for wagging the dog. Measurements facilitate mass production for a mass audience, but they are secondary to historical development through playing, listening and experimenting. The concept of inherent feedback in triodes, for being wrong, and for being a tactical error in the face of the resurgent, not to mention insurgent, apologists and running dogs of the SS military-industrial imperialist catastrophe. The great, musical thing about triodes is that they can get by without much feedback. They can approximate reproduction and do music at the same time, in the right context. Its a kind of dialectic. Feedback in triodes would be a marketing blunder with nothing to gain and everything to lose. Kampft mit uns! Sweetness and Light, Ian Were any sort of mind altering substances involved in the creation of this essay ? It sounds like something Henry Miller would have written had he been passionate about audio! |
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Now you're cooking with gas, Ian!
Andre Jute Former idolator Ian Iveson wrote: RDH4, for being, for many people, the beginning of the end of music in the home for decades. For explaining in minute detail exactly why valves are now inferior to solid state for the purpose of audio reproduction. For consolidating the primacy of engineering objectives, removing music from the consideration of domestic audio, and so paving the way for solid state. Transistors allow a better engineering solution for an engineering problem. But they aren't art. Audio reproduction, for not being possible, and for not being what we want anyway. Finally we got to the Krell and found that kind of perfection to be not what we had hoped for. Perfect numbers were finally proven not to equal perfect performance. Only daft anarchists believe that revolutions arise from failu real revolutionaries look for the crest of the wave. Hence the valve renaissance arrived just as the solid state agenda was complete; just as its extraordinary success cast a spotlight on the paucity of its intention, forcing the revolutionary revelation that a domestic stereo system is unavoidably a musical instrument, and should be developed as such. Arise ye starvelings from your slumbers. The owl of Minerva flies just before dawn. Excessively tight control, including the use of excessive feedback, for not allowing sound to be musical. For being something that good musical instruments don't allow. For being something that musical amplifiers and speakers don't have, in their components, in their stages, or in their totality. For being the enemy of harmony and plotting against euphony. We have nothing to lose but our chains. Measured performance, for wagging the dog. Measurements facilitate mass production for a mass audience, but they are secondary to historical development through playing, listening and experimenting. The concept of inherent feedback in triodes, for being wrong, and for being a tactical error in the face of the resurgent, not to mention insurgent, apologists and running dogs of the SS military-industrial imperialist catastrophe. The great, musical thing about triodes is that they can get by without much feedback. They can approximate reproduction and do music at the same time, in the right context. Its a kind of dialectic. Feedback in triodes would be a marketing blunder with nothing to gain and everything to lose. Kampft mit uns! Sweetness and Light, Ian |
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Enemies of the revolution
Ian Iveson wrote: RDH4, for being, for many people, the beginning of the end of music in the home for decades. For explaining in minute detail exactly why valves are now inferior to solid state for the purpose of audio reproduction. For consolidating the primacy of engineering objectives, removing music from the consideration of domestic audio, and so paving the way for solid state. Transistors allow a better engineering solution for an engineering problem. But they aren't art. Audio reproduction, for not being possible, and for not being what we want anyway. Finally we got to the Krell and found that kind of perfection to be not what we had hoped for. Perfect numbers were finally proven not to equal perfect performance. I once helped the proud new owner of one of my 845 amps throw his Krell over the side of his yacht (1). I wonder if that -- plus a lot of prayer and maybe a little flagellation -- will get me past St Peter. Andre Jute (1) Actually, I didn't know we were carrying it outside to throw it over; I would have saved the beautifully made and very substantial heatsinks for a Zen amp... Only daft anarchists believe that revolutions arise from failu real revolutionaries look for the crest of the wave. Hence the valve renaissance arrived just as the solid state agenda was complete; just as its extraordinary success cast a spotlight on the paucity of its intention, forcing the revolutionary revelation that a domestic stereo system is unavoidably a musical instrument, and should be developed as such. Arise ye starvelings from your slumbers. The owl of Minerva flies just before dawn. Excessively tight control, including the use of excessive feedback, for not allowing sound to be musical. For being something that good musical instruments don't allow. For being something that musical amplifiers and speakers don't have, in their components, in their stages, or in their totality. For being the enemy of harmony and plotting against euphony. We have nothing to lose but our chains. Measured performance, for wagging the dog. Measurements facilitate mass production for a mass audience, but they are secondary to historical development through playing, listening and experimenting. The concept of inherent feedback in triodes, for being wrong, and for being a tactical error in the face of the resurgent, not to mention insurgent, apologists and running dogs of the SS military-industrial imperialist catastrophe. The great, musical thing about triodes is that they can get by without much feedback. They can approximate reproduction and do music at the same time, in the right context. Its a kind of dialectic. Feedback in triodes would be a marketing blunder with nothing to gain and everything to lose. Kampft mit uns! Sweetness and Light, Ian |
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Ian Iveson wrote: Transistors allow a better engineering solution for an engineering problem. But they aren't art. No ? They may require a certain skill to get their best for sure. Excessively tight control, including the use of excessive feedback, for not allowing sound to be musical. You're kidding right ? You can reduce speaker damping just like an SET by adding series resistance in the speaker cable btw. For being something that good musical instruments don't allow. Don't be silly ! Good electronics is 'agnostic' about what it's reproducing. Measured performance, for wagging the dog. For being objective and scientific you mean ? Measurements facilitate mass production for a mass audience, but they are secondary to historical development through playing, listening and experimenting. Meaasurements are primary to all historic developments in audio. Only hobbyists use the ear alone. And a very misleading 'measurement tool' it can be on its own too. Graham |
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Andre Jute wrote: Now you're cooking with gas, Ian! Kerosene more likely. Graham |
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Andre Jute wrote: I once helped the proud new owner of one of my 845 amps throw his Krell over the side of his yacht (1). I wonder if that -- plus a lot of prayer and maybe a little flagellation -- will get me past St Peter. Idiot. Graham |
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Enemas of the revulsion
Eeyore wrote:
Ian Iveson wrote: Transistors allow a better engineering solution for an engineering problem. But they aren't art. No ? They may require a certain skill to get their best for sure. Hi RATs, Sigh. Everything requires a "certain skill" to get anything resembling quality for the final product. And only Ego claims it has achieved absolute perfection. A famous speaker builder was givng a sales pitch for his atmospheric pressure modulators and fielded a question about crossover upgrades: "Well, you can make my speakers sound differemt, but, you can't make them sound better." He then announced his new, upgraded products, without blushing. Either humans can do something or they can't. Physics, non-denominational reality, does not check academic credentials nor require any ID forms whatsoever. Only the lame posing 'professionals' claim only the 'truly educated' can get lucky with a soldering gun. It is a nice, romantic lie, but, the simple fact is nobody gets to be a god from a few years of drinking in the Engineering school bar. All you get is some clues about how to speak as if you truly believed. (If you truly do believe, you are dumber than most.) Nobody but us hobbyists care what our junk actually sounds like. All the real professionals can do is pose as if they are hip to what that inelegant statistical mob called the retail market appears to think. Eyesore is not truly stupid, but, he thinks his customers are. OK, maybe he is stupid, too, but, it is his posturing as representing Truth and Beauty as the Sure Product of his sticking his little physical property probes up the ass of his creations which damns him as a poseur. Excessively tight control, including the use of excessive feedback, for not allowing sound to be musical. You're kidding right ? You can reduce speaker damping just like an SET by adding series resistance in the speaker cable btw. Everybody is kidding. This is a simple hobby, where everyone wants to be in charge. The wretched tiny samples taken in the recording process can be entertaining. The leap from amusement to aggrandizement is made in trying to sell junk that can be fun as the Holy artifacts for Commanding the audio gods. Recording engineers are not gods. Playback engineers are not gods. Gods may inspire musicians, occasionally. Marketing inspires engineers. Gods and money are the same to some people. Not all. Money is a societal group fantasy which clearly simplifies barter. Gods may enhance the imagination, not just pump up the fantasy. For being something that good musical instruments don't allow. Don't be silly ! Good electronics is 'agnostic' about what it's reproducing. Perhaps 'ignostic' would be a better choice of words. Electronics do not serve gods, they simply amuse some men ... who amuse some babes intent on attempting reproduction ... at their convenience. Measured performance, for wagging the dog. For being objective and scientific you mean ? No, for being incomplete, monochromatic samples posing as the gods, themselves. Measurements facilitate mass production for a mass audience, but they are secondary to historical development through playing, listening and experimenting. Meaasurements are primary to all historic developments in audio. Only hobbyists use the ear alone. And a very misleading 'measurement tool' it can be on its own too. Graham Misdirection is a better term. Look at the meter to "truly see" what you "truly hear" would be a good trick, if you could pull it off. Obviously Eyesore thinks he can see exactly what he hears. The fact that real, live musicians give him something even his 'engineering marvels' do not is just one of those things? Live Music goes in one end of the stick of aural reproduction. The other end is jammed up our our audio asshole. It doesn't matter what flavor of **** we smear on it, audio is always the ****ty end of that stick. Who's **** stinks least is not the question. Who makes us dream of aural delights most dearly might be, but, only after someone does. So far, only real musicians do. Engineers just pull their dicks and stare at their meters, drooling accuracy. Some hobbyists may try and bridge the gap. Only people seeking easy wealth dare claim there is no gap. We hobbyists can only hear some wretched approximations of dismally small samples. Pose as you must, or may, or please. I have heard a good piano well played in this house. My Audio Dungeon only hints of that truly fine dream. This is a simple hobby. Only simpletons think they are its master Happy Ears! Al |
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Eeyore wrote: that he missed the point entirely. Graham: This is one situation where Ian and McCoy have it "right". They are preaching Revealed Religion, and therefore it brooks no argument, accepts no logic, and requires nothing but absolute, abject belief. Within those parameters, nothing outside of their revelations are acceptable. All who exist or believe outside those parameters are necessarily damned. Let it alone and let them evolve to their inevitable conclusion. It will be either Magic Kool Aid in some distant location, or self-immolation while trapped like vermin. Either way, the ultimate result of rigid beliefs held in the face of all reason. What is important is that they do not succeed at forcing their religion on others. Deal with them on a factual, actual basis and they have no power. Attempt to convert them to said facts and realities only empowers them. Peter Wieck Wyncote, PA |
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"Ian Iveson" wrote in
message k RDH4, for being, for many people, the beginning of the end of music in the home for decades. For explaining in minute detail exactly why valves are now inferior to solid state for the purpose of audio reproduction. For consolidating the primacy of engineering objectives, removing music from the consideration of domestic audio, and so paving the way for solid state. Transistors allow a better engineering solution for an engineering problem. So far so good. But they aren't art. Absolute hogwash. Audio reproduction, for not being possible, and for not being what we want anyway. If audio reproduction is not possible, then you've never experienced it and neither has anybody else. So what you're doing is cursing the dark instead of trying to shed some light. Finally we got to the Krell and found that kind of perfection to be not what we had hoped for. The moral of the story (and this isn't it) is that a perfect amplifier is not the only important part of an audio system. If you need that lesson, then you really need some education! Perfect numbers were finally proven not to equal perfect performance. See above. Only daft anarchists believe that revolutions arise from failu real revolutionaries look for the crest of the wave. The author seems to lack the mental equipment it takes to realize that these are not mutually exclusive. Hence the valve renaissance arrived just as the solid state agenda was complete; Absolutely false. The valve renaissance is in some sense based on the nihilism that the author has just spewed on us. It's suicidal if your goal is the best possible sound. just as its extraordinary success cast a spotlight on the paucity of its intention, forcing the revolutionary revelation that a domestic stereo system is unavoidably a musical instrument, and should be developed as such. Total rubbish. If you want to make your own music right now, get a musical instrument. If you want to hear music that you or someone else made at some other time, get a good system for music reproduction. Arise ye starvelings from your slumbers. The owl of Minerva flies just before dawn. Owls eat rats. I like Chateubriand. Excessively tight control, including the use of excessive feedback, for not allowing sound to be musical. If you want your woofers to ring like a bass guitar, then yes drive your woofers with a source impedance that would make their designer cringe. For being something that good musical instruments don't allow. For being something that musical amplifiers and speakers don't have, in their components, in their stages, or in their totality. For being the enemy of harmony and plotting against euphony. We have nothing to lose but our chains. Follow this author's thoughts at your own risk! Measured performance, for wagging the dog. Measurements facilitate mass production for a mass audience, but they are secondary to historical development through playing, listening and experimenting. Playing listening and experimenting is the long hard way to evaluate the abilty of audio gear to reproduce music. Theoretical circuit analysis and measurements can be effective shortcuts. If all you want to do is play, then by all means pick the most inefficent means you can. Warm your soldering iron over an open fire that you started by rubbing two sticks, if you have the time. The concept of inherent feedback in triodes, for being wrong, and for being a tactical error in the face of the resurgent, not to mention insurgent, apologists and running dogs of the SS military-industrial imperialist catastrophe. Time saving hint: Since this isn't a sentence, it can't possibly make any sense. The great, musical thing about triodes is that they can get by without much feedback. Someone is obviously confused about the difference between making your own music now, or listening to music that you or someone made a while back. They can approximate reproduction and do music at the same time, in the right context. Its a kind of dialectic. Feedback in triodes would be a marketing blunder with nothing to gain and everything to lose. Kampft mit uns! Sweetness and Light, Weirdness. |
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Enemas of the revulsion
Bret Ludwig wrote: Yersofulla****!! Hi RATs! Fart Pudwig, you are too kind. Or two of a kind. Or a toucan. Sigh. This NG needs more sweet treats like you to keep up our morale Snorts and Kisses, Al |
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