Re: Mickey's big admission


"paul packer" <packer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:43728d15.1200517@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> On Wed, 09 Nov 2005 18:10:46 GMT, <nyob123@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> I don't care what the truth is, I just like
>>knowing it. Why delude myself into thinking I buy equipment that can't
>>deliver into reality what my brain thought it heard, or something
>>different
>>than what's on the recording?
>>
>>This one got spellchecked.
>
> Yes, but have you got a comprehension checker? I'm afraid I'm stumped.
>
>
> I once saw a letter written by a brothel madam in Cairo in 1847. It
> ended with the puzzling question: "Where are the feathersees sent?"
> Your post brought it back to mind. :-)

Let me try and rephrase.

The truth about audio electronics is that except for speakers, it is a
simple matter to obtain equipment that reproduces exactly the source
material. This assumes CD playback and SS equipment.

That this is true, is verified by reams of reliable research.

I don't know why this fact confounds some people.
I don't understand why knowing the facts and repeating them should bother
people.
Something is either true or not.

I have no interest in buying equipment that does anything other than
reproduce what is on the source media, without any audible change.

Unfortunately, loudspeakers are the weakest link in the audio chain. They
can't work properly if not set up correctly. There's no known way to
completely eliminate distortion from loudspeakers, that I know of. There
are some that come pretty close but they usually need to be very large and
very expensive, or played at levels below live performance levels, unless
you're sitting very close.

I have no interest in doing comparisons of audio equipment that don't
control for bias, and that doesn't include level matching, because I want
what I'm hearing to be as fair a comparison as is possible. Having sold
audio equipment, I know what sort of things salespeople can do to influence
a purchase.

I'm lucky enough that I don't have to worry about it, partly because I have
the benefit of knowing how reliably accurate most gear is, and because I can
get reliable data on he build quality of anything I might be considering.

I'm also lucky enough to know that there is a lot of pro audio equipment
that meets and/or exceeds the quality of so-called high end equipment that
costs much less than the high end stuff.

I don't see that any of these views should be considered controversial, let
alone met with the kind of vitriol that they seem to engender here. I don't
understand replacing fact with emotion. I save my emotions for listening to
music that I know is as close as I can get to what was put down on the
master.

I understand there are people who choose to go with what sounds good to them
and that's all well and good, so long as they don't make claims about
performance that are at odds with reality.

Clear enough?



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