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Accuracy vs. Musicality (and YMMV) 797 
Look at this photograph... 796 
Musical Intelligence 796 
There is definitely truth to that 796 
This is a purely artifactually constructed problem 796 
HiFi it is then 795 
Real vs Emotional 795 
Think about ut. 795 
Thus Spake Zarathustra 795 
I like this subject 794 
Musicality 794 
Magico Gryphon modern systems 793 
Cost vs Complexity vs SOTA vs Personal 793 
Is Audio Personal? 793 
Please Continue! 793 
Is Audio Personal? 792 
I think audio is not about taste 792 
Cessaro vs Living Voice or Real vs Musical 792 
"Taste" vs "Awareness" 792 
It can ONLY be personal 792 
That is a great subject 792 
Maybe 792 
A dead-end objective. 792 
It is not an objective 792 
Some examples 791 
Shaping Sound 791 
My Audio Rule: go for perfect Dynamics 790 
Favorite sound 790 
It's a Long Way to Tipperary 790 
It is a very complex subject 789 
Sure, It is very complex 788 
I think you are very confused. 788 
DPOLS and Tone 788 
Perfect Electricity 788 
Tone vs transparency 788 
Good Electricity vs. Topology 788 
Proper setup meaning 788 
Transparancy vs. Density 788 
Density is an elusive thing 785 
Bingo! 785 
Bad LP or simply another phono correction curve? 784 
Sound Engineers as UberConductors, 784 
I think that the history of microphone placement i... 782 
The Performance vs. Playback 782 
The Play of Differences 769 
There is an important state of "good enough&q... 764 
Again With Time... 764 
Where is happyness? 762 
If Not For Music, Then Why Audio? 762 
There IS high end without music! 761 
Isn't it all about a regular creativity? 761 
The Thread That Joins Us 761 
Live vs. (Re)produced 663 
"Just Stereo"? 571 
DPOLS 570 
Doing What We Can Do 570 
Audio Rules 569 
Living With "Recorded Ambience" 324 
First hand experience 322 
LF Texture vs. Power vs. Timing 322 
What We Aim to Reproduce 286 
What is even possible? 286 
Measuring philosophical temperature.... 285 
Sculptor, Hammer, Chisel 285 
You look in the wrong direction.... 285 
Camus 285 
Granite is not always granite 285 
The 582 285 
Maybe being a musician is a disadvantage? 284 
Actually.... 284 
Words 283 
Not necessarily 282 
Bach is very much music... 282 
...or a duck.... 282 
Quantum Sakuma 282 
Exploring Content vs. Deconstructing Music? 282 
The psyche evolution... 282 
The First Man vs. Elevator Music 279 
It is like going to forest to collect mushrooms or... 279 
Word Soup and Truffles 278 
More about cable elevators.. 278 
.... and I have answers... 278 
Operating flawlessly 277 
Sharing the Wealth 277 
Post hoc non est propter hoc 277 
Curiosity killed the cat, electricity brought him ... 275 
Curiosity killed the cat, electricity brought him ... 275 
It's not a collapse, it's the opposite 274 
Recognitions 274 
My mileage does vary 273 
I'm not completely with you, Jarek... .but not... 273 
Being diabolical... 273 
Wehret den Anfängen (Ovids Principiis obsta) ... 273 
Again With Perspective 273 
The quote of the year! 273 
One normal day in the life of a working artist 272 
Monkeys, Typewriters and Hi-Fi 269 
How useful is any post? 266 
Nailing Our Own Coffens 266 
Genauigkeit ist keine Live Musik 266 
Delivery Systems as Content (as Content) 266 
There is no conflict there. 265 
Here we go again... 264 
To be continued.... 264 
The danger of a white sheet of paper 262 
You showed me yours, I would like to show mine.... 261 
Well that certainly gets a thoughtful response! 261 
Plato's Cave (and YMMV...) 261 
To be continued2... 261 
And this is why I am here 260 
Jung 258 
Too late ! :-) 257 
Mazel Tov! 257 
Thanks 249 
If you want to think about it more... 249 
AI vs. Hi-Fi 222 
I am convinced that we need to take AI VERY seriou... 221 
Relevant and irrelevant to Wi-Fi 221 
Music by Proxy 221 
Goethe’s path: events waiting to be witnessed 221 
Ars Gratia Artis 221 
Proof of Concept 190 
Can Music Survive Hi-Fi? 168 
Huge topic 168 
It is not a conspiracy. It is a stupidity 168 
Pragmatism 168 
Appreciation 168 
Oy. Vey! 168 
Can Hi-Fi Survive Music? 160 
The rest is noise 159 
Sounds Like No (ie, Music Killed Hi-Fi) 159 
My Wall. 158 
The Rest of the Story 158 
This is the whole irony 158 
It depends... 158 
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