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So many issues. I am going to try to cover specific points separately.

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In Reply to: RE: Finally - back to the important stuff: accuracy or euphony? posted by Chris from Lafayette on September 01, 2019 at 17:50:50

"I argue FOR accuracy - which MUST be the starting point in a home audio system"

You never made an argument for this assertion. And it's a point I completely disagree with. IMO with *any* en devour one starts with two things. 1. What do you have. 2. What do you want the result to be.

But...I would love to hear your argument for the idea that an audiophile must use "accuracy" as a starting point. What does that actually mean to an audiophile doing audio?

As for my starting point... what do *I* have? I have my collection of recordings. I have options of various masterings of those recordings on various formats. What do I want? I want the best sound as per my aesthetic values for those recordings when I play them. As an audiophile that is where I start.

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"one starts with two things. 1. What do you have. 2. What do you want the result to be" - Chris from Lafayette 13:09:47 09/03/19 (0)
I want the result to be an accurate reflection of what I remember live, real music to be - that kind of accuracy.

I believe I already explained in more detail what I meant by accuracy in my OP - the sound of a Fazioli in a particular hall, live vs. how it sounds via recording.

As for my starting point... what do *I* have? I have my collection of recordings. I have options of various masterings of those recordings on various formats. What do I want? I want the best sound as per my aesthetic values for those recordings when I play them. As an audiophile that is where I start.

Of course, the ideal mastering for me would be an accurate rendering of how a good instrument sounds in a good acoustic environment. That's my aesthetic value, but, in the real world, I realize that "adjustments" to accuracy need to be made, because of imperfections in the production - but those adjustments are not ideal and are necessary compromises IMHO.

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