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Accuracy vs. Musicality (and YMMV) 796 
Look at this photograph... 795 
Musical Intelligence 795 
There is definitely truth to that 795 
This is a purely artifactually constructed problem 795 
HiFi it is then 794 
Real vs Emotional 794 
Think about ut. 794 
Thus Spake Zarathustra 794 
I like this subject 793 
Musicality 793 
Magico Gryphon modern systems 792 
Cost vs Complexity vs SOTA vs Personal 792 
Is Audio Personal? 792 
Please Continue! 792 
Is Audio Personal? 791 
I think audio is not about taste 791 
Cessaro vs Living Voice or Real vs Musical 791 
"Taste" vs "Awareness" 791 
It can ONLY be personal 791 
That is a great subject 791 
Maybe 791 
A dead-end objective. 791 
It is not an objective 791 
Some examples 790 
Shaping Sound 790 
My Audio Rule: go for perfect Dynamics 789 
Favorite sound 789 
It's a Long Way to Tipperary 789 
It is a very complex subject 788 
Sure, It is very complex 787 
I think you are very confused. 787 
DPOLS and Tone 787 
Perfect Electricity 787 
Tone vs transparency 787 
Good Electricity vs. Topology 787 
Proper setup meaning 787 
Transparancy vs. Density 787 
Density is an elusive thing 784 
Bingo! 784 
Bad LP or simply another phono correction curve? 783 
Sound Engineers as UberConductors, 783 
I think that the history of microphone placement i... 781 
The Performance vs. Playback 781 
The Play of Differences 768 
There is an important state of "good enough&q... 763 
Again With Time... 763 
Where is happyness? 761 
If Not For Music, Then Why Audio? 761 
There IS high end without music! 760 
Isn't it all about a regular creativity? 760 
The Thread That Joins Us 760 
Live vs. (Re)produced 662 
"Just Stereo"? 570 
DPOLS 569 
Doing What We Can Do 569 
Audio Rules 568 
Living With "Recorded Ambience" 323 
First hand experience 321 
LF Texture vs. Power vs. Timing 321 
What We Aim to Reproduce 285 
What is even possible? 285 
Measuring philosophical temperature.... 284 
Sculptor, Hammer, Chisel 284 
You look in the wrong direction.... 284 
Camus 284 
Granite is not always granite 284 
The 582 284 
Maybe being a musician is a disadvantage? 283 
Actually.... 283 
Words 282 
Not necessarily 281 
Bach is very much music... 281 
...or a duck.... 281 
Quantum Sakuma 281 
Exploring Content vs. Deconstructing Music? 281 
The psyche evolution... 281 
The First Man vs. Elevator Music 278 
It is like going to forest to collect mushrooms or... 278 
Word Soup and Truffles 277 
More about cable elevators.. 277 
.... and I have answers... 277 
Operating flawlessly 276 
Sharing the Wealth 276 
Post hoc non est propter hoc 276 
Curiosity killed the cat, electricity brought him ... 274 
Curiosity killed the cat, electricity brought him ... 274 
It's not a collapse, it's the opposite 273 
Recognitions 273 
My mileage does vary 272 
I'm not completely with you, Jarek... .but not... 272 
Being diabolical... 272 
Wehret den Anfängen (Ovids Principiis obsta) ... 272 
Again With Perspective 272 
The quote of the year! 272 
One normal day in the life of a working artist 271 
Monkeys, Typewriters and Hi-Fi 268 
How useful is any post? 265 
Nailing Our Own Coffens 265 
Genauigkeit ist keine Live Musik 265 
Delivery Systems as Content (as Content) 265 
There is no conflict there. 264 
Here we go again... 263 
To be continued.... 263 
The danger of a white sheet of paper 261 
You showed me yours, I would like to show mine.... 260 
Well that certainly gets a thoughtful response! 260 
Plato's Cave (and YMMV...) 260 
To be continued2... 260 
And this is why I am here 259 
Jung 257 
Too late ! :-) 256 
Mazel Tov! 256 
Thanks 248 
If you want to think about it more... 248 
AI vs. Hi-Fi 221 
I am convinced that we need to take AI VERY seriou... 220 
Relevant and irrelevant to Wi-Fi 220 
Music by Proxy 220 
Goethe’s path: events waiting to be witnessed 220 
Ars Gratia Artis 220 
Proof of Concept 189 
Can Music Survive Hi-Fi? 167 
Huge topic 167 
It is not a conspiracy. It is a stupidity 167 
Pragmatism 167 
Appreciation 167 
Oy. Vey! 167 
Can Hi-Fi Survive Music? 159 
The rest is noise 158 
Sounds Like No (ie, Music Killed Hi-Fi) 158 
My Wall. 157 
The Rest of the Story 157 
This is the whole irony 157 
It depends... 157 
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