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Accuracy vs. Musicality (and YMMV) 759 
Look at this photograph... 758 
Musical Intelligence 758 
There is definitely truth to that 758 
This is a purely artifactually constructed problem 758 
HiFi it is then 757 
Real vs Emotional 757 
Think about ut. 757 
Thus Spake Zarathustra 757 
I like this subject 756 
Musicality 756 
Magico Gryphon modern systems 755 
Cost vs Complexity vs SOTA vs Personal 755 
Is Audio Personal? 755 
Please Continue! 755 
Is Audio Personal? 754 
I think audio is not about taste 754 
Cessaro vs Living Voice or Real vs Musical 754 
"Taste" vs "Awareness" 754 
It can ONLY be personal 754 
That is a great subject 754 
Maybe 754 
A dead-end objective. 754 
It is not an objective 754 
Some examples 753 
Shaping Sound 753 
My Audio Rule: go for perfect Dynamics 752 
Favorite sound 752 
It's a Long Way to Tipperary 752 
It is a very complex subject 751 
Sure, It is very complex 750 
I think you are very confused. 750 
DPOLS and Tone 750 
Perfect Electricity 750 
Tone vs transparency 750 
Good Electricity vs. Topology 750 
Proper setup meaning 750 
Transparancy vs. Density 750 
Density is an elusive thing 747 
Bingo! 747 
Bad LP or simply another phono correction curve? 746 
Sound Engineers as UberConductors, 746 
I think that the history of microphone placement i... 744 
The Performance vs. Playback 744 
The Play of Differences 731 
There is an important state of "good enough&q... 726 
Again With Time... 726 
Where is happyness? 724 
If Not For Music, Then Why Audio? 724 
There IS high end without music! 723 
Isn't it all about a regular creativity? 723 
The Thread That Joins Us 723 
Live vs. (Re)produced 625 
"Just Stereo"? 533 
DPOLS 532 
Doing What We Can Do 532 
Audio Rules 531 
Living With "Recorded Ambience" 286 
First hand experience 284 
LF Texture vs. Power vs. Timing 284 
What We Aim to Reproduce 248 
What is even possible? 248 
Measuring philosophical temperature.... 247 
Sculptor, Hammer, Chisel 247 
You look in the wrong direction.... 247 
Camus 247 
Granite is not always granite 247 
The 582 247 
Maybe being a musician is a disadvantage? 246 
Actually.... 246 
Words 245 
Not necessarily 244 
Bach is very much music... 244 
...or a duck.... 244 
Quantum Sakuma 244 
Exploring Content vs. Deconstructing Music? 244 
The psyche evolution... 244 
The First Man vs. Elevator Music 241 
It is like going to forest to collect mushrooms or... 241 
Word Soup and Truffles 240 
More about cable elevators.. 240 
.... and I have answers... 240 
Operating flawlessly 239 
Sharing the Wealth 239 
Post hoc non est propter hoc 239 
Curiosity killed the cat, electricity brought him ... 237 
Curiosity killed the cat, electricity brought him ... 237 
It's not a collapse, it's the opposite 236 
Recognitions 236 
My mileage does vary 235 
I'm not completely with you, Jarek... .but not... 235 
Being diabolical... 235 
Wehret den Anfängen (Ovids Principiis obsta) ... 235 
Again With Perspective 235 
The quote of the year! 235 
One normal day in the life of a working artist 234 
Monkeys, Typewriters and Hi-Fi 231 
How useful is any post? 228 
Nailing Our Own Coffens 228 
Genauigkeit ist keine Live Musik 228 
Delivery Systems as Content (as Content) 228 
There is no conflict there. 227 
Here we go again... 226 
To be continued.... 226 
The danger of a white sheet of paper 224 
You showed me yours, I would like to show mine.... 223 
Well that certainly gets a thoughtful response! 223 
Plato's Cave (and YMMV...) 223 
To be continued2... 223 
And this is why I am here 222 
Jung 220 
Too late ! :-) 219 
Mazel Tov! 219 
Thanks 211 
If you want to think about it more... 211 
AI vs. Hi-Fi 184 
I am convinced that we need to take AI VERY seriou... 183 
Relevant and irrelevant to Wi-Fi 183 
Music by Proxy 183 
Goethe’s path: events waiting to be witnessed 183 
Ars Gratia Artis 183 
Proof of Concept 152 
Can Music Survive Hi-Fi? 130 
Huge topic 130 
It is not a conspiracy. It is a stupidity 130 
Pragmatism 130 
Appreciation 130 
Oy. Vey! 130 
Can Hi-Fi Survive Music? 122 
The rest is noise 121 
Sounds Like No (ie, Music Killed Hi-Fi) 121 
My Wall. 120 
The Rest of the Story 120 
This is the whole irony 120 
It depends... 120 
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