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In Reply to: Finally - back to the important stuff: accuracy or euphony? posted by Chris from Lafayette on September 1, 2019 at 17:50:50:
It reminds me of medieval philosophers arguing over how many angels (should that be EMI?) dance on the head of a pin.
Our listening sources, whether analog tape, vinyl, CD, DVD-A, SACD, DXD, HDAD, or a 24/352 digital download, all originated as artistic endeavors themselves that are dependent on the esthetic sensibilities and production values of a trinity consisting of performing artist(s), producer, and engineer--and in the case of remastered reissues may rely on the priorities of a wholly different cast of characters. The recording venue may be anything from a garage--John Marks' evocation of Boston comes to mind--to a jazz club or concert hall stuffed with a live audience (hopefully with coughs, sneezes, and farts edited out).
So whatever the advertised or self-perceived precision of our dearly-bought audio gear, we're getting someone else's vision of accuracy, euphony, or whatever other sonic attribute(s) they've selected for us to reproduce in our listening rooms every time we lower a cartridge, push "Play", or click a file to feed our speakers.
If we happened to attend the live performance that was recorded for later release, we might be able to judge how close (you know, as in horseshoes and hand grenades) our system and the recording feeding it is reproducing what we remember we heard--I don't sell aural memory too short--while sitting between sweaty bodies in the audience. Even then, though, we have to recognize that we weren't where the mikes were, nor--absent mention in the program booklet--are we privy to the mixing decisions embedded in the released recording. So, at best, our perception and the resulting assessment in that situation will be imperfect.
So to me all of this is a teapot tempest and not worth obsessing over. Takes too much time away from the listening that's at the core of my interest in this hobby.
And, oh, for Ivan: Bought a used Knabe spinet for $600 at Sherman Clay in SF in 1982--and it still sounds better than my main system. :-)
Jim
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Follow Ups
- I quit worrying about this stuff years ago. - Jim Treanor 09/2/1916:52:58 09/2/19 (3)
- RE: "Bought a used Knabe spinet for $600 at Sherman Clay in SF in 1982".... - Ivan303 07:33:38 09/3/19 (2)
- Who's the virtuoso sitting there? [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 09:19:06 09/3/19 (0)
- Nice acquisition there, Ivan. -nt - Jim Treanor 07:50:58 09/3/19 (0)
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