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Accuracy vs. Musicality (and YMMV) 633 
Look at this photograph... 632 
Musical Intelligence 632 
There is definitely truth to that 632 
This is a purely artifactually constructed problem 632 
HiFi it is then 631 
Real vs Emotional 631 
Think about ut. 631 
Thus Spake Zarathustra 631 
I like this subject 630 
Musicality 630 
Magico Gryphon modern systems 629 
Cost vs Complexity vs SOTA vs Personal 629 
Is Audio Personal? 629 
Please Continue! 629 
Is Audio Personal? 628 
I think audio is not about taste 628 
Cessaro vs Living Voice or Real vs Musical 628 
"Taste" vs "Awareness" 628 
It can ONLY be personal 628 
That is a great subject 628 
Maybe 628 
A dead-end objective. 628 
It is not an objective 628 
Some examples 627 
Shaping Sound 627 
My Audio Rule: go for perfect Dynamics 626 
Favorite sound 626 
It's a Long Way to Tipperary 626 
It is a very complex subject 625 
Sure, It is very complex 624 
I think you are very confused. 624 
DPOLS and Tone 624 
Perfect Electricity 624 
Tone vs transparency 624 
Good Electricity vs. Topology 624 
Proper setup meaning 624 
Transparancy vs. Density 624 
Density is an elusive thing 621 
Bingo! 621 
Bad LP or simply another phono correction curve? 620 
Sound Engineers as UberConductors, 620 
I think that the history of microphone placement i... 618 
The Performance vs. Playback 618 
The Play of Differences 605 
There is an important state of "good enough&q... 600 
Again With Time... 600 
Where is happyness? 598 
If Not For Music, Then Why Audio? 598 
There IS high end without music! 597 
Isn't it all about a regular creativity? 597 
The Thread That Joins Us 597 
Live vs. (Re)produced 499 
"Just Stereo"? 407 
DPOLS 406 
Doing What We Can Do 406 
Audio Rules 405 
Living With "Recorded Ambience" 160 
First hand experience 158 
LF Texture vs. Power vs. Timing 158 
What We Aim to Reproduce 122 
What is even possible? 122 
Measuring philosophical temperature.... 121 
Sculptor, Hammer, Chisel 121 
You look in the wrong direction.... 121 
Camus 121 
Granite is not always granite 121 
The 582 121 
Maybe being a musician is a disadvantage? 120 
Actually.... 120 
Words 119 
Not necessarily 118 
Bach is very much music... 118 
...or a duck.... 118 
Quantum Sakuma 118 
Exploring Content vs. Deconstructing Music? 118 
The psyche evolution... 118 
The First Man vs. Elevator Music 115 
It is like going to forest to collect mushrooms or... 115 
Word Soup and Truffles 114 
More about cable elevators.. 114 
.... and I have answers... 114 
Operating flawlessly 113 
Sharing the Wealth 113 
Post hoc non est propter hoc 113 
Curiosity killed the cat, electricity brought him ... 111 
Curiosity killed the cat, electricity brought him ... 111 
It's not a collapse, it's the opposite 110 
Recognitions 110 
My mileage does vary 109 
I'm not completely with you, Jarek... .but not... 109 
Being diabolical... 109 
Wehret den Anfängen (Ovids Principiis obsta) ... 109 
Again With Perspective 109 
The quote of the year! 109 
One normal day in the life of a working artist 108 
Monkeys, Typewriters and Hi-Fi 105 
How useful is any post? 102 
Nailing Our Own Coffens 102 
Genauigkeit ist keine Live Musik 102 
Delivery Systems as Content (as Content) 102 
There is no conflict there. 101 
Here we go again... 100 
To be continued.... 100 
The danger of a white sheet of paper 98 
You showed me yours, I would like to show mine.... 97 
Well that certainly gets a thoughtful response! 97 
Plato's Cave (and YMMV...) 97 
To be continued2... 97 
And this is why I am here 96 
Jung 94 
Too late ! :-) 93 
Mazel Tov! 93 
Thanks 85 
If you want to think about it more... 85 
AI vs. Hi-Fi 58 
I am convinced that we need to take AI VERY seriou... 57 
Relevant and irrelevant to Wi-Fi 57 
Music by Proxy 57 
Goethe’s path: events waiting to be witnessed 57 
Ars Gratia Artis 57 
Proof of Concept 26 
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It is not a conspiracy. It is a stupidity 4 
Pragmatism 4 
Appreciation 4 
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