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Accuracy vs. Musicality (and YMMV) 709 
Look at this photograph... 708 
Musical Intelligence 708 
There is definitely truth to that 708 
This is a purely artifactually constructed problem 708 
HiFi it is then 707 
Real vs Emotional 707 
Think about ut. 707 
Thus Spake Zarathustra 707 
I like this subject 706 
Musicality 706 
Magico Gryphon modern systems 705 
Cost vs Complexity vs SOTA vs Personal 705 
Is Audio Personal? 705 
Please Continue! 705 
Is Audio Personal? 704 
I think audio is not about taste 704 
Cessaro vs Living Voice or Real vs Musical 704 
"Taste" vs "Awareness" 704 
It can ONLY be personal 704 
That is a great subject 704 
Maybe 704 
A dead-end objective. 704 
It is not an objective 704 
Some examples 703 
Shaping Sound 703 
My Audio Rule: go for perfect Dynamics 702 
Favorite sound 702 
It's a Long Way to Tipperary 702 
It is a very complex subject 701 
Sure, It is very complex 700 
I think you are very confused. 700 
DPOLS and Tone 700 
Perfect Electricity 700 
Tone vs transparency 700 
Good Electricity vs. Topology 700 
Proper setup meaning 700 
Transparancy vs. Density 700 
Density is an elusive thing 697 
Bingo! 697 
Bad LP or simply another phono correction curve? 696 
Sound Engineers as UberConductors, 696 
I think that the history of microphone placement i... 694 
The Performance vs. Playback 694 
The Play of Differences 681 
There is an important state of "good enough&q... 676 
Again With Time... 676 
Where is happyness? 674 
If Not For Music, Then Why Audio? 674 
There IS high end without music! 673 
Isn't it all about a regular creativity? 673 
The Thread That Joins Us 673 
Live vs. (Re)produced 575 
"Just Stereo"? 483 
DPOLS 482 
Doing What We Can Do 482 
Audio Rules 481 
Living With "Recorded Ambience" 236 
First hand experience 234 
LF Texture vs. Power vs. Timing 234 
What We Aim to Reproduce 198 
What is even possible? 198 
Measuring philosophical temperature.... 197 
Sculptor, Hammer, Chisel 197 
You look in the wrong direction.... 197 
Camus 197 
Granite is not always granite 197 
The 582 197 
Maybe being a musician is a disadvantage? 196 
Actually.... 196 
Words 195 
Not necessarily 194 
Bach is very much music... 194 
...or a duck.... 194 
Quantum Sakuma 194 
Exploring Content vs. Deconstructing Music? 194 
The psyche evolution... 194 
The First Man vs. Elevator Music 191 
It is like going to forest to collect mushrooms or... 191 
Word Soup and Truffles 190 
More about cable elevators.. 190 
.... and I have answers... 190 
Operating flawlessly 189 
Sharing the Wealth 189 
Post hoc non est propter hoc 189 
Curiosity killed the cat, electricity brought him ... 187 
Curiosity killed the cat, electricity brought him ... 187 
It's not a collapse, it's the opposite 186 
Recognitions 186 
My mileage does vary 185 
I'm not completely with you, Jarek... .but not... 185 
Being diabolical... 185 
Wehret den Anfängen (Ovids Principiis obsta) ... 185 
Again With Perspective 185 
The quote of the year! 185 
One normal day in the life of a working artist 184 
Monkeys, Typewriters and Hi-Fi 181 
How useful is any post? 178 
Nailing Our Own Coffens 178 
Genauigkeit ist keine Live Musik 178 
Delivery Systems as Content (as Content) 178 
There is no conflict there. 177 
Here we go again... 176 
To be continued.... 176 
The danger of a white sheet of paper 174 
You showed me yours, I would like to show mine.... 173 
Well that certainly gets a thoughtful response! 173 
Plato's Cave (and YMMV...) 173 
To be continued2... 173 
And this is why I am here 172 
Jung 170 
Too late ! :-) 169 
Mazel Tov! 169 
Thanks 161 
If you want to think about it more... 161 
AI vs. Hi-Fi 134 
I am convinced that we need to take AI VERY seriou... 133 
Relevant and irrelevant to Wi-Fi 133 
Music by Proxy 133 
Goethe’s path: events waiting to be witnessed 133 
Ars Gratia Artis 133 
Proof of Concept 102 
Can Music Survive Hi-Fi? 80 
Huge topic 80 
It is not a conspiracy. It is a stupidity 80 
Pragmatism 80 
Appreciation 80 
Oy. Vey! 80 
Can Hi-Fi Survive Music? 72 
The rest is noise 71 
Sounds Like No (ie, Music Killed Hi-Fi) 71 
My Wall. 70 
The Rest of the Story 70 
This is the whole irony 70 
It depends... 70 
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