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Accuracy vs. Musicality (and YMMV) 783 
Look at this photograph... 782 
Musical Intelligence 782 
There is definitely truth to that 782 
This is a purely artifactually constructed problem 782 
HiFi it is then 781 
Real vs Emotional 781 
Think about ut. 781 
Thus Spake Zarathustra 781 
I like this subject 780 
Musicality 780 
Magico Gryphon modern systems 779 
Cost vs Complexity vs SOTA vs Personal 779 
Is Audio Personal? 779 
Please Continue! 779 
Is Audio Personal? 778 
I think audio is not about taste 778 
Cessaro vs Living Voice or Real vs Musical 778 
"Taste" vs "Awareness" 778 
It can ONLY be personal 778 
That is a great subject 778 
Maybe 778 
A dead-end objective. 778 
It is not an objective 778 
Some examples 777 
Shaping Sound 777 
My Audio Rule: go for perfect Dynamics 776 
Favorite sound 776 
It's a Long Way to Tipperary 776 
It is a very complex subject 775 
Sure, It is very complex 774 
I think you are very confused. 774 
DPOLS and Tone 774 
Perfect Electricity 774 
Tone vs transparency 774 
Good Electricity vs. Topology 774 
Proper setup meaning 774 
Transparancy vs. Density 774 
Density is an elusive thing 771 
Bingo! 771 
Bad LP or simply another phono correction curve? 770 
Sound Engineers as UberConductors, 770 
I think that the history of microphone placement i... 768 
The Performance vs. Playback 768 
The Play of Differences 755 
There is an important state of "good enough&q... 750 
Again With Time... 750 
Where is happyness? 748 
If Not For Music, Then Why Audio? 748 
There IS high end without music! 747 
Isn't it all about a regular creativity? 747 
The Thread That Joins Us 747 
Live vs. (Re)produced 649 
"Just Stereo"? 557 
DPOLS 556 
Doing What We Can Do 556 
Audio Rules 555 
Living With "Recorded Ambience" 310 
First hand experience 308 
LF Texture vs. Power vs. Timing 308 
What We Aim to Reproduce 272 
What is even possible? 272 
Measuring philosophical temperature.... 271 
Sculptor, Hammer, Chisel 271 
You look in the wrong direction.... 271 
Camus 271 
Granite is not always granite 271 
The 582 271 
Maybe being a musician is a disadvantage? 270 
Actually.... 270 
Words 269 
Not necessarily 268 
Bach is very much music... 268 
...or a duck.... 268 
Quantum Sakuma 268 
Exploring Content vs. Deconstructing Music? 268 
The psyche evolution... 268 
The First Man vs. Elevator Music 265 
It is like going to forest to collect mushrooms or... 265 
Word Soup and Truffles 264 
More about cable elevators.. 264 
.... and I have answers... 264 
Operating flawlessly 263 
Sharing the Wealth 263 
Post hoc non est propter hoc 263 
Curiosity killed the cat, electricity brought him ... 261 
Curiosity killed the cat, electricity brought him ... 261 
It's not a collapse, it's the opposite 260 
Recognitions 260 
My mileage does vary 259 
I'm not completely with you, Jarek... .but not... 259 
Being diabolical... 259 
Wehret den Anfängen (Ovids Principiis obsta) ... 259 
Again With Perspective 259 
The quote of the year! 259 
One normal day in the life of a working artist 258 
Monkeys, Typewriters and Hi-Fi 255 
How useful is any post? 252 
Nailing Our Own Coffens 252 
Genauigkeit ist keine Live Musik 252 
Delivery Systems as Content (as Content) 252 
There is no conflict there. 251 
Here we go again... 250 
To be continued.... 250 
The danger of a white sheet of paper 248 
You showed me yours, I would like to show mine.... 247 
Well that certainly gets a thoughtful response! 247 
Plato's Cave (and YMMV...) 247 
To be continued2... 247 
And this is why I am here 246 
Jung 244 
Too late ! :-) 243 
Mazel Tov! 243 
Thanks 235 
If you want to think about it more... 235 
AI vs. Hi-Fi 208 
I am convinced that we need to take AI VERY seriou... 207 
Relevant and irrelevant to Wi-Fi 207 
Music by Proxy 207 
Goethe’s path: events waiting to be witnessed 207 
Ars Gratia Artis 207 
Proof of Concept 176 
Can Music Survive Hi-Fi? 154 
Huge topic 154 
It is not a conspiracy. It is a stupidity 154 
Pragmatism 154 
Appreciation 154 
Oy. Vey! 154 
Can Hi-Fi Survive Music? 146 
The rest is noise 145 
Sounds Like No (ie, Music Killed Hi-Fi) 145 
My Wall. 144 
The Rest of the Story 144 
This is the whole irony 144 
It depends... 144 
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