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In Reply to: RE: panels posted by rp1@surfnetusa.com on May 31, 2007 at 21:18:19
I don't think obsessive compulsive behaviour is necessarily a problem if channeled correctly. In audio and other engineering type subjects it never hurt if you measure or calculate things six times. And if you do it because you have to so much the better! At least obsessive compulsives don't get bored with the tedium of it.
The real problems in our field in my opinion is the the amount of one-trick-ponies, you know the people so hell bent on solving one problem that they forget to take care of the basics and create a multitude of other problems along the way.
Of course the worst are obsessive-compulsive one-trick-ponies! (Not to mention pure BS merchants.)
What I found with excessive "blackness" between notes (this is especially true of digital where it is easy to insert complete silence) is that it is quite annoying.
That is to say when I really listen I do so with my eyes closed as this helps to create the illusion of an acoustical space no end. Now if there are gaps in the music I need a little bit of noise to keep up this illusion. In the absence of noise, even for less then a second, this illusion collapses and when the music starts again my brain has to re-build the space from the acoustical cues.
I find this really quite tiring after awhile.
I stopped going to my local high-end shop when they tried to charge me £200 for a short xlr to phono lead. Went to my local pro shop and bought one with Neutriks either end for £6. Just as well as within 3 months my entire system was all balanced and I don't need it anymore.
AS I said I like some aspects of panels a lot and if I would listen exclusively to classical guitar I'd be first in line at the Quad dealer. Alas I tend to listen to dub, old funk, african music, blues and lately some C&W (the weird/odd variety) so I'll stick to my Tannoy LRMs. I found that music which has been recorded 'as live' is much more likely to get me tapping/dancing then stuff which has been tracked which is reflected in my choice of music for serious listening. I also delight in discovering little mistakes the original sound engineer made...
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