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Accuracy vs. Musicality (and YMMV) 780 
Look at this photograph... 779 
Musical Intelligence 779 
There is definitely truth to that 779 
This is a purely artifactually constructed problem 779 
HiFi it is then 778 
Real vs Emotional 778 
Think about ut. 778 
Thus Spake Zarathustra 778 
I like this subject 777 
Musicality 777 
Magico Gryphon modern systems 776 
Cost vs Complexity vs SOTA vs Personal 776 
Is Audio Personal? 776 
Please Continue! 776 
Is Audio Personal? 775 
I think audio is not about taste 775 
Cessaro vs Living Voice or Real vs Musical 775 
"Taste" vs "Awareness" 775 
It can ONLY be personal 775 
That is a great subject 775 
Maybe 775 
A dead-end objective. 775 
It is not an objective 775 
Some examples 774 
Shaping Sound 774 
My Audio Rule: go for perfect Dynamics 773 
Favorite sound 773 
It's a Long Way to Tipperary 773 
It is a very complex subject 772 
Sure, It is very complex 771 
I think you are very confused. 771 
DPOLS and Tone 771 
Perfect Electricity 771 
Tone vs transparency 771 
Good Electricity vs. Topology 771 
Proper setup meaning 771 
Transparancy vs. Density 771 
Density is an elusive thing 768 
Bingo! 768 
Bad LP or simply another phono correction curve? 767 
Sound Engineers as UberConductors, 767 
I think that the history of microphone placement i... 765 
The Performance vs. Playback 765 
The Play of Differences 752 
There is an important state of "good enough&q... 747 
Again With Time... 747 
Where is happyness? 745 
If Not For Music, Then Why Audio? 745 
There IS high end without music! 744 
Isn't it all about a regular creativity? 744 
The Thread That Joins Us 744 
Live vs. (Re)produced 646 
"Just Stereo"? 554 
DPOLS 553 
Doing What We Can Do 553 
Audio Rules 552 
Living With "Recorded Ambience" 307 
First hand experience 305 
LF Texture vs. Power vs. Timing 305 
What We Aim to Reproduce 269 
What is even possible? 269 
Measuring philosophical temperature.... 268 
Sculptor, Hammer, Chisel 268 
You look in the wrong direction.... 268 
Camus 268 
Granite is not always granite 268 
The 582 268 
Maybe being a musician is a disadvantage? 267 
Actually.... 267 
Words 266 
Not necessarily 265 
Bach is very much music... 265 
...or a duck.... 265 
Quantum Sakuma 265 
Exploring Content vs. Deconstructing Music? 265 
The psyche evolution... 265 
The First Man vs. Elevator Music 262 
It is like going to forest to collect mushrooms or... 262 
Word Soup and Truffles 261 
More about cable elevators.. 261 
.... and I have answers... 261 
Operating flawlessly 260 
Sharing the Wealth 260 
Post hoc non est propter hoc 260 
Curiosity killed the cat, electricity brought him ... 258 
Curiosity killed the cat, electricity brought him ... 258 
It's not a collapse, it's the opposite 257 
Recognitions 257 
My mileage does vary 256 
I'm not completely with you, Jarek... .but not... 256 
Being diabolical... 256 
Wehret den Anfängen (Ovids Principiis obsta) ... 256 
Again With Perspective 256 
The quote of the year! 256 
One normal day in the life of a working artist 255 
Monkeys, Typewriters and Hi-Fi 252 
How useful is any post? 249 
Nailing Our Own Coffens 249 
Genauigkeit ist keine Live Musik 249 
Delivery Systems as Content (as Content) 249 
There is no conflict there. 248 
Here we go again... 247 
To be continued.... 247 
The danger of a white sheet of paper 245 
You showed me yours, I would like to show mine.... 244 
Well that certainly gets a thoughtful response! 244 
Plato's Cave (and YMMV...) 244 
To be continued2... 244 
And this is why I am here 243 
Jung 241 
Too late ! :-) 240 
Mazel Tov! 240 
Thanks 232 
If you want to think about it more... 232 
AI vs. Hi-Fi 205 
I am convinced that we need to take AI VERY seriou... 204 
Relevant and irrelevant to Wi-Fi 204 
Music by Proxy 204 
Goethe’s path: events waiting to be witnessed 204 
Ars Gratia Artis 204 
Proof of Concept 173 
Can Music Survive Hi-Fi? 151 
Huge topic 151 
It is not a conspiracy. It is a stupidity 151 
Pragmatism 151 
Appreciation 151 
Oy. Vey! 151 
Can Hi-Fi Survive Music? 143 
The rest is noise 142 
Sounds Like No (ie, Music Killed Hi-Fi) 142 
My Wall. 141 
The Rest of the Story 141 
This is the whole irony 141 
It depends... 141 
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