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Accuracy vs. Musicality (and YMMV) 774 
Look at this photograph... 773 
Musical Intelligence 773 
There is definitely truth to that 773 
This is a purely artifactually constructed problem 773 
HiFi it is then 772 
Real vs Emotional 772 
Think about ut. 772 
Thus Spake Zarathustra 772 
I like this subject 771 
Musicality 771 
Magico Gryphon modern systems 770 
Cost vs Complexity vs SOTA vs Personal 770 
Is Audio Personal? 770 
Please Continue! 770 
Is Audio Personal? 769 
I think audio is not about taste 769 
Cessaro vs Living Voice or Real vs Musical 769 
"Taste" vs "Awareness" 769 
It can ONLY be personal 769 
That is a great subject 769 
Maybe 769 
A dead-end objective. 769 
It is not an objective 769 
Some examples 768 
Shaping Sound 768 
My Audio Rule: go for perfect Dynamics 767 
Favorite sound 767 
It's a Long Way to Tipperary 767 
It is a very complex subject 766 
Sure, It is very complex 765 
I think you are very confused. 765 
DPOLS and Tone 765 
Perfect Electricity 765 
Tone vs transparency 765 
Good Electricity vs. Topology 765 
Proper setup meaning 765 
Transparancy vs. Density 765 
Density is an elusive thing 762 
Bingo! 762 
Bad LP or simply another phono correction curve? 761 
Sound Engineers as UberConductors, 761 
I think that the history of microphone placement i... 759 
The Performance vs. Playback 759 
The Play of Differences 746 
There is an important state of "good enough&q... 741 
Again With Time... 741 
Where is happyness? 739 
If Not For Music, Then Why Audio? 739 
There IS high end without music! 738 
Isn't it all about a regular creativity? 738 
The Thread That Joins Us 738 
Live vs. (Re)produced 640 
"Just Stereo"? 548 
DPOLS 547 
Doing What We Can Do 547 
Audio Rules 546 
Living With "Recorded Ambience" 301 
First hand experience 299 
LF Texture vs. Power vs. Timing 299 
What We Aim to Reproduce 263 
What is even possible? 263 
Measuring philosophical temperature.... 262 
Sculptor, Hammer, Chisel 262 
You look in the wrong direction.... 262 
Camus 262 
Granite is not always granite 262 
The 582 262 
Maybe being a musician is a disadvantage? 261 
Actually.... 261 
Words 260 
Not necessarily 259 
Bach is very much music... 259 
...or a duck.... 259 
Quantum Sakuma 259 
Exploring Content vs. Deconstructing Music? 259 
The psyche evolution... 259 
The First Man vs. Elevator Music 256 
It is like going to forest to collect mushrooms or... 256 
Word Soup and Truffles 255 
More about cable elevators.. 255 
.... and I have answers... 255 
Operating flawlessly 254 
Sharing the Wealth 254 
Post hoc non est propter hoc 254 
Curiosity killed the cat, electricity brought him ... 252 
Curiosity killed the cat, electricity brought him ... 252 
It's not a collapse, it's the opposite 251 
Recognitions 251 
My mileage does vary 250 
I'm not completely with you, Jarek... .but not... 250 
Being diabolical... 250 
Wehret den Anfängen (Ovids Principiis obsta) ... 250 
Again With Perspective 250 
The quote of the year! 250 
One normal day in the life of a working artist 249 
Monkeys, Typewriters and Hi-Fi 246 
How useful is any post? 243 
Nailing Our Own Coffens 243 
Genauigkeit ist keine Live Musik 243 
Delivery Systems as Content (as Content) 243 
There is no conflict there. 242 
Here we go again... 241 
To be continued.... 241 
The danger of a white sheet of paper 239 
You showed me yours, I would like to show mine.... 238 
Well that certainly gets a thoughtful response! 238 
Plato's Cave (and YMMV...) 238 
To be continued2... 238 
And this is why I am here 237 
Jung 235 
Too late ! :-) 234 
Mazel Tov! 234 
Thanks 226 
If you want to think about it more... 226 
AI vs. Hi-Fi 199 
I am convinced that we need to take AI VERY seriou... 198 
Relevant and irrelevant to Wi-Fi 198 
Music by Proxy 198 
Goethe’s path: events waiting to be witnessed 198 
Ars Gratia Artis 198 
Proof of Concept 167 
Can Music Survive Hi-Fi? 145 
Huge topic 145 
It is not a conspiracy. It is a stupidity 145 
Pragmatism 145 
Appreciation 145 
Oy. Vey! 145 
Can Hi-Fi Survive Music? 137 
The rest is noise 136 
Sounds Like No (ie, Music Killed Hi-Fi) 136 
My Wall. 135 
The Rest of the Story 135 
This is the whole irony 135 
It depends... 135 
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