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In Reply to: RE: The Tracks............. posted by Tony Lauck on February 13, 2010 at 16:50:02
So it is entirely possible for two components to sound the same in ABX tests and yet yield different musical enjoyment.Funny, in my perception it is exactly the reverse.
When AB(X)ing I’m focused on the sound. Comparing e.g WASAPI with DS I hear the differences. E.g. the piano forte is more detailed in WASAPI.
The moment I start listening to music these differences are totally irrelevant.
The beauty of Schubert’s string quintet in C - D.956 (most beautiful score ever written) is so strong that DS, WASAPI, KS, name it, with all their slight differences doesn’t matter at all.
So it is completely possible to hear differences when AB(X)ing but these differences are totally irrelevant when confronted with shear beauty.
The Well Tempered Computer
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" . . . The beauty of Schubert’s string quintet in C - D.956 (most beautiful score ever written) . . . "
Most beautiful score is clearly "Fantasia on a Theme By Thomas Tallis" by Vaughan Williams....
My post disappeared so I'll try again.
Listening tests are a problem for me. I get bored and lose concentration if the music bores me. However, if I like the music, I get involved and stop listening for sound differences. I'm very cautious about my ability to hear differences reliably.
> The beauty of Schubert’s string quintet in C - D.956 (most beautiful
> score ever written)
I have hundreds of favorite classical works and a similar number of favorite pop songs, Broadway shows and jazz tracks. The one I'm listening to has an impact unmatched by the memory of the work I listened to yesterday. For me, there is a new winner in the most beautiful contest every day.
Bill
Some people don't care about sound quality. My wife is a pianist and she never paid much attention to recorded sound quality, because, as she put it, she listens to what the musicians were thinking rather than the sound reaching her ears. However, some recorded sound is edgy and can create tension, headaches, etc. If your recording of the Schubert has these characteristics then you might not be so happy after listening to the complete piece. You might not catch these problems in A-B listening.
I would go with the 1952 Casals, Tortelier version of the Schubert. Wet string and tin cans would suffice with this music. :-)
Tony Lauck
"Diversity is the law of nature; no two entities in this universe are uniform." - P.R. Sarkar
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