In Reply to: Thanks Werner.. posted by PAR on March 7, 2007 at 04:23:00:
Not at all curious when one accepts that the notion of stereo-based audio is (approached) an unbroken chain that brings a musical performance alive in a living room (or transports the listener to the original event, depending on your pov) is wrong.And it is wrong because stereo-in-a-living-room is fundamentally not capable of doing so for the majority of original acoustic events and the majority of living rooms. (No need for the high-end fundamentalists to jump on my back here.)
So when we accept that the chain is fundamentally flawed, it is no major leap to accept that doing something in the chain that is contrary to theoretical correctness can actually sound better.
Two wrongs making a right, but at a higher, almost metaphysical level.
Hence also tubes, vinyl, SE triodes, horns, LSD, ... we are all hunting for a truth that is not attainable, not even approachable. But that's no reason to make the hunt less than fun.
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- Re: Thanks Werner.. - Werner 05:08:06 03/07/07 (1)
- Re: Thanks Werner.. - chris.redmond2@bushinternet.com 10:19:19 03/07/07 (0)