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In Reply to: Unless you think that it all sounds the same posted by Sordidman on May 9, 2007 at 14:31:45:
The pleasure principle as a basis for comparisons sure can be confusing. I've got my "A" system, and in the next room my "B" system (comprised of older-generation top-notch separates retired from "A" along the upgrade path.) When I light up "B" after a long period of listening only to "A," it invariably surprises how good "B" sounds-- at first listening, in some respects better than "A." But half an hour of back & forth between the two systems reveals why "A" surpasses "B" in every dimension & why I wouldn't want to go back.So what's happening here? I suppose the pleasure of novelty overwhelms the senses for a time. Which explains why for the married man audio is a wiser hobby than women. Also shows that it's tricky comparing components by memory.
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complicates the "experience."I was pretty much a "co-producer" of my band's recordings. And, one of the things that really frustrates me was my lack of attention to what was happening post 2 channel mix-down....
So many things are involved. I don't know about you, but this often leads me to question my preferences, and also less judgmental and more tolerant of other's choices....
Cheers,
The problem of leisure, what to do for pleasure. Ideal love a new purchase, a market of the senses. Dream of the perfect life.
BTW,Question: Is sushi better after a ride on a Colnago or on a Ducati?
Answer: It sits better on the Ducati on the ride home from the restaurant.
Moral: One's choice of transportation is not just a matter of taste.
you're on that Ducati with your sushi hugging the white line and passing a cyclist...:-)
Yikes...
All I ever did was go around the block on my downstairs' neighbor Ducati Monster-killer-track-racing-motorcyle; and I wanted it immediately...
Expensive Italian 2 wheel things.... My dad used to always tell me to work hard in school and get a good job as all of that Italian stuff doesn't come cheap.....
The problem of leisure, what to do for pleasure. Ideal love a new purchase, a market of the senses. Dream of the perfect life.
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