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In Reply to: "Trust Your Ears" posted by kerr on March 6, 2011 at 07:03:08:
"How a component is supposed to sound pales in comparison to how it actually sounds."
Who says otherwise?
Wilma Cozart Fine was talking about making recordings, not reviewing equipment. I have no idea what sort of controls she used to remaster the old Mercury recordings for CD or whether she ever used blind testing. I suspect any differences she was concerned with were well above thresholds.
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Follow Ups Full ThreadTopic - Weekend at Harry's - E-Stat 18:30:03 02/28/11 (129)
- RE: Weekend at Harry's - I share in the excitement - - hifimercer 14:17:54 03/09/11 (0)
- Is it just me, or have you written more than what I've seen from HP in TAS lately? - DustyC 18:52:26 03/03/11 (29)
- You'll be happy to know - E-Stat 09:08:34 03/04/11 (0)
- He seems pretty unhappy - josh358 19:24:53 03/03/11 (27)
- RE: He seems pretty unhappy - Sue Kraft 08:29:03 03/04/11 (26)
- Good point - josh358 08:47:40 03/04/11 (25)
- If anything, HP would... - mkuller 14:07:09 03/04/11 (24)
- Hmmm - josh358 15:54:44 03/04/11 (23)
- Just how much... - mkuller 10:30:49 03/05/11 (14)
- Just looked it up - josh358 11:22:18 03/05/11 (13)
- RE: Just looked it up - John Atkinson 11:33:10 03/05/11 (12)
- RE: Just looked it up - josh358 10:56:24 03/06/11 (10)
- RE: Just looked it up - John Atkinson 15:04:24 03/06/11 (7)
- $150/yr for a downloadable jnewsletter? - Tony Lauck 09:25:44 03/07/11 (0)
- Where do they get it from? - Charles Hansen 17:18:22 03/06/11 (5)
- RE: Where do they get it from? - das@soundstage.com 15:09:35 03/07/11 (0)
- RE: Where do they get it from? - John Atkinson 07:12:17 03/07/11 (2)
- RE: Where do they get it from? - Charles Hansen 08:44:15 03/07/11 (1)
- yes it does - trav 18:12:21 03/07/11 (0)
- RE: Where do they get it from? - tavegia@bellsouth.net 18:43:39 03/06/11 (0)
- How 'bout we split the cost? - Sue Kraft 14:35:24 03/06/11 (1)
- Pictures... - mkuller 17:03:10 03/06/11 (0)
- Those rich audiophiles... - mkuller 15:37:02 03/05/11 (0)
- "Christian Distributivism" is the "Business Model" - John Marks 08:37:20 03/05/11 (6)
- RE: "Christian Distributivism" is the "Business Model" - josh358 11:30:16 03/06/11 (5)
- 1973 vs. 2011... . (and a COOL IMAGE) - John Marks 13:26:12 03/06/11 (4)
- RE: 1973 vs. 2011... . (and a COOL IMAGE) - lord addleford 19:43:20 03/06/11 (0)
- RE: 1973 vs. 2011... . (and a COOL IMAGE) - rick_m 17:17:14 03/06/11 (2)
- Great posting, thanks. - John Marks 17:59:28 03/06/11 (1)
- RE: Supposed COOL IMAGE - cdb 14:09:45 03/17/11 (0)
- RE: Hmmm - soulfood 05:47:08 03/05/11 (0)
- RE: Weekend at Harry's - Pat D 17:31:52 03/03/11 (0)
- RE: Weekend at Harry's - barryb 18:15:18 03/02/11 (0)
- HP still the father of the high end. - ruxtonvet 16:09:33 03/02/11 (93)
- He came on a little late for that, didn't he? - Pat D 18:18:27 03/02/11 (91)
- It is you who has difficulty reading - E-Stat 06:02:26 03/03/11 (45)
- Would you actually call a reviewer 'father of the high end'? - Pat D 06:14:22 03/03/11 (44)
- Yes, "The High End" is a marketing segment created by peddlers, not engineers or scientists - Tony Lauck 10:33:02 03/03/11 (41)
- Not true then... - mkuller 11:56:49 03/03/11 (40)
- RE: Not true then... - Pat D 13:34:21 03/03/11 (35)
- "I can't see that HP and other reviewers had much to do with it." - E-Stat 15:43:26 03/03/11 (11)
- RE: "I can't see that HP and other reviewers had much to do with it." - Pat D 16:22:02 03/03/11 (10)
- You know what - E-Stat 18:13:04 03/03/11 (9)
- RE: You know what - Pat D 19:26:09 03/03/11 (8)
- That's what make the reviews interesting... - mkuller 10:58:19 03/04/11 (7)
- RE: That's what make the reviews interesting... - Pat D 17:14:22 03/04/11 (6)
- If you don't understand ... - mkuller 17:49:38 03/04/11 (5)
- "Trust Your Ears" - kerr 07:03:08 03/06/11 (4)
- Straw man. - Pat D 20:35:57 03/06/11 (3)
- Actually, not a man of any composition - kerr 06:42:39 03/07/11 (2)
- RE: Actually, not a man of any composition - Pat D 08:24:05 03/07/11 (1)
- Ah - thanks! - kerr 09:14:55 03/07/11 (0)
- Julian Hirsch at least... - mkuller 15:25:28 03/03/11 (19)
- That explains much. - regmac 08:08:43 03/04/11 (6)
- Your arrow missed the mark! - Charles Hansen 19:21:52 03/06/11 (0)
- Let me relate my experience... - mkuller 10:34:11 03/04/11 (2)
- Just having you on, Mike. - regmac 11:06:12 03/04/11 (1)
- Funny... - mkuller 14:08:10 03/04/11 (0)
- "A bit self-serving, don't you think? " - E-Stat 08:47:59 03/04/11 (1)
- RE: "A bit self-serving, don't you think? " - regmac 11:01:13 03/04/11 (0)
- RE: Julian Hirsch at least... - josh358 15:34:40 03/03/11 (11)
- RE: Julian Hirsch at least... - Tony Lauck 17:20:33 03/03/11 (4)
- RE: Julian Hirsch at least... - josh358 17:59:57 03/03/11 (3)
- RE: Julian Hirsch at least... - Tony Lauck 10:19:48 03/04/11 (2)
- RE: Julian Hirsch at least... - josh358 16:45:15 03/04/11 (1)
- RE: Julian Hirsch at least... - Tony Lauck 06:27:10 03/05/11 (0)
- RE: Julian Hirsch at least... - Pat D 16:35:18 03/03/11 (5)
- That's not the point... - mkuller 18:55:11 03/03/11 (3)
- Nothing original here. This started in the 1930's. - Tony Lauck 10:42:07 03/04/11 (2)
- Ahh, J. Peter Moncrieff.... - mkuller 11:00:55 03/04/11 (1)
- RE: Ahh, J. Peter Moncrieff.... - Tony Lauck 11:14:12 03/04/11 (0)
- RE: Julian Hirsch at least... - josh358 17:02:54 03/03/11 (0)
- RE: Not true then... - josh358 14:58:03 03/03/11 (2)
- RE: Not true then... - Pat D 15:11:34 03/03/11 (1)
- RE: Not true then... - josh358 15:26:59 03/03/11 (0)
- RE: Not true then... - rick_m 12:31:32 03/03/11 (0)
- RE: Not true then... - Tony Lauck 12:21:47 03/03/11 (2)
- RE: CDP-101 - rick_m 12:35:03 03/03/11 (1)
- RE: CDP-101 - Tony Lauck 12:38:13 03/03/11 (0)
- How about Godfather? Uncle? Next door Neighbor? - kerr 07:24:56 03/03/11 (0)
- I'll just give you - E-Stat 06:24:35 03/03/11 (0)
- apparently you dont know - hifitommy 22:13:08 03/02/11 (5)
- Apparently you can't read. - Pat D 05:33:32 03/03/11 (4)
- HP really does merit the title, though - josh358 15:04:36 03/03/11 (0)
- Why should you... - mkuller 11:51:05 03/03/11 (2)
- Or in any other, except for Speakers and Music, for that matter. N/T - carcass93 12:02:36 03/03/11 (1)
- RE: Or in any other, except for Speakers and Music, for that matter. N/T - Pat D 14:58:29 03/03/11 (0)
- But without HP and TAS... - mkuller 19:04:48 03/02/11 (38)
- Without Edison, we'd all be sitting in the dark. No Ben Franklin, no electricity. - Enophile 09:47:00 03/03/11 (34)
- Edison was a shmuck. Try A/C is from Tesla, Then James Watt, How about Count Volta... Galvani - Elizabeth 19:53:38 03/10/11 (2)
- Yeah, he merely invented the phonograph - josh358 19:39:57 03/16/11 (0)
- RE: Edison was a shmuck. Try A/C is from Tesla, Then James Watt, How about Count Volta... Galvani - Tony Lauck 17:02:24 03/11/11 (0)
- Late 50's early 60's was when housewives listened to the console.. All those easy listening Lps from the 50's. - Elizabeth 19:30:44 03/10/11 (0)
- Another scientist would discover electricity, just a little later. - carcass93 09:52:55 03/03/11 (29)
- Exactly. As I said, "If no HP and TAS, there would have been some other guy filling the niche." - Enophile 10:27:32 03/03/11 (24)
- More today I supect than in the past - josh358 15:08:26 03/03/11 (18)
- "kids get scared by $1000 cables and $40,000 speakers" - that's NOT TRUE. - carcass93 15:29:22 03/03/11 (17)
- -N-O-T- TRUE. - josh358 15:42:18 03/03/11 (16)
- RE: -N-O-T- TRUE. - kerr 07:13:00 03/04/11 (4)
- LOL - josh358 07:56:41 03/04/11 (3)
- RE: -N-O-T- TRUE. - rick_m 20:06:00 03/03/11 (10)
- Who will provide the Soma? nt - Tony Lauck 10:45:14 03/04/11 (0)
- RE: -N-O-T- TRUE. - josh358 09:51:11 03/04/11 (8)
- RE: -N-O-T- TRUE. - rick_m 11:55:29 03/04/11 (7)
- Head-turning sound - josh358 16:44:34 03/04/11 (4)
- RE: Head-turning sound - rick_m 20:05:35 03/04/11 (3)
- RE: Head-turning sound - josh358 06:58:31 03/05/11 (2)
- RE: Head-turning sound - rick_m 13:20:38 03/05/11 (1)
- RE: Head-turning sound - josh358 14:06:37 03/05/11 (0)
- RE: -N-O-T- TRUE. - Tony Lauck 15:16:46 03/04/11 (1)
- RE: -N-O-T- TRUE. - josh358 16:30:24 03/04/11 (0)
- Perhaps... - mkuller 11:49:46 03/03/11 (0)
- I thought it was clear what point I was trying to make... - carcass93 10:49:37 03/03/11 (3)
- My point was the opposite. Those were examples of fallacies regarding scientific achievement. - Enophile 11:10:38 03/03/11 (2)
- RE: My point was the opposite. Those were examples of fallacies regarding scientific achievement. - rick_m 12:56:48 03/03/11 (1)
- RE: My point was the opposite. Those were examples of fallacies regarding scientific achievement. - Tony Lauck 13:04:47 03/03/11 (0)
- RE: Another scientist would discover electricity, just a little later. - Tony Lauck 10:23:37 03/03/11 (3)
- RE: Another scientist would discover electricity, just a little later. - josh358 15:17:42 03/03/11 (2)
- RE: Another scientist would discover electricity, just a little later. - Tony Lauck 15:27:32 03/03/11 (1)
- RE: Another scientist would discover electricity, just a little later. - josh358 15:52:45 03/03/11 (0)
- "Assuming you do" - not in this case. Not by a long shot. N/T - carcass93 09:06:14 03/03/11 (0)
- RE: But without HP and TAS... - Pat D 19:12:33 03/02/11 (1)
- You for one here... - mkuller 19:14:01 03/02/11 (0)
- RE: HP still the father of the high end. - jimdgoulding@yahoo.com 17:01:52 03/02/11 (0)
- RE: Weekend at Harry's - josh358 11:01:27 03/02/11 (0)
- RE: Weekend at Harry's - bjh 19:28:18 03/01/11 (0)
Follow Ups
- Straw man. - Pat D 20:35:57 03/06/11 (3)
- Actually, not a man of any composition - kerr 06:42:39 03/07/11 (2)
- RE: Actually, not a man of any composition - Pat D 08:24:05 03/07/11 (1)
- Ah - thanks! - kerr 09:14:55 03/07/11 (0)
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