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Ross Matheson
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(TubeGarden) declaimed:
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: Hi RATs!
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: Inspired by another Subject:, I thought I would play devil's advocate for the
: sheer joy of being a smarty pants earhead with an attitude
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: OK, so audio circuits and components have some measureable, and repeatable,
: characteristics. Fine. Where the train went off the tracks and up the dragon's
: butt was when someone had the great notion that higher, or lower, as
: applicable, measurements Must sound good. They were real, and could be printed
: on the box and the advertising, so, what moron would doubt the obvious
: conclusion that they were God's way of picking out good ear toys?
:
: Sigh. Listen to stuff and decide what, if anything, you enjoy hearing.
:
: Do you need a meter to tell you if you like a piece of music or a performance?
: They used to put a meter on the crowd's applause to tell which was the best
: performance. The idea has some mob appeal, but, when you are finally alone with
: your system, it lacks a certain, what is the phrase? Oh, yes! It lacks a
: f***ing clue about what is going on here and now 8^)
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: I have had a friend tell me with great joy about how wonderful it was to listen
: to music with the amplifier in constant overload, as indicated by a red light
:
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: Yes, loud can be fun. Distortion can be fun. But, contrary to some zealots'
: loud opinions, none of us knows which form of fun is the absolute best for
: everyone.
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: I may or may not enjoy a performance or a system, but, thinking that if you
: measure everything very carefully, you can be sure to please me every time is
: just lame. I am not a finite state machine. Sometimes I like things, sometimes
: I don't. I am not "in error" in either situation. I am fickle, and flawed. That
: is what is so great about "Can't get no staisfaction!"
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: Yes, we can measure and test and quantify. It is often fun.
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: Please do not think it is the only True Path to audio joy.
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: Each of us must find our own way.
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: Or die trying
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: Happy Ears!
: Al
Dear Al,
Lovely long post!
Good to see you so bright!
However ... you mis-spelled "staid faction" ;=}))
Never Mind ...
Best Regards,
RdM
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