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Accuracy vs. Musicality (and YMMV) 818 
Look at this photograph... 817 
Musical Intelligence 817 
There is definitely truth to that 817 
This is a purely artifactually constructed problem 817 
HiFi it is then 816 
Real vs Emotional 816 
Think about ut. 816 
Thus Spake Zarathustra 816 
I like this subject 815 
Musicality 815 
Magico Gryphon modern systems 814 
Cost vs Complexity vs SOTA vs Personal 814 
Is Audio Personal? 814 
Please Continue! 814 
Is Audio Personal? 813 
I think audio is not about taste 813 
Cessaro vs Living Voice or Real vs Musical 813 
"Taste" vs "Awareness" 813 
It can ONLY be personal 813 
That is a great subject 813 
Maybe 813 
A dead-end objective. 813 
It is not an objective 813 
Some examples 812 
Shaping Sound 812 
My Audio Rule: go for perfect Dynamics 811 
Favorite sound 811 
It's a Long Way to Tipperary 811 
It is a very complex subject 810 
Sure, It is very complex 809 
I think you are very confused. 809 
DPOLS and Tone 809 
Perfect Electricity 809 
Tone vs transparency 809 
Good Electricity vs. Topology 809 
Proper setup meaning 809 
Transparancy vs. Density 809 
Density is an elusive thing 806 
Bingo! 806 
Bad LP or simply another phono correction curve? 805 
Sound Engineers as UberConductors, 805 
I think that the history of microphone placement i... 803 
The Performance vs. Playback 803 
The Play of Differences 790 
There is an important state of "good enough&q... 785 
Again With Time... 785 
Where is happyness? 783 
If Not For Music, Then Why Audio? 783 
There IS high end without music! 782 
Isn't it all about a regular creativity? 782 
The Thread That Joins Us 782 
Live vs. (Re)produced 684 
"Just Stereo"? 592 
DPOLS 591 
Doing What We Can Do 591 
Audio Rules 590 
Living With "Recorded Ambience" 345 
First hand experience 343 
LF Texture vs. Power vs. Timing 343 
What We Aim to Reproduce 307 
What is even possible? 307 
Measuring philosophical temperature.... 306 
Sculptor, Hammer, Chisel 306 
You look in the wrong direction.... 306 
Camus 306 
Granite is not always granite 306 
The 582 306 
Maybe being a musician is a disadvantage? 305 
Actually.... 305 
Words 304 
Not necessarily 303 
Bach is very much music... 303 
...or a duck.... 303 
Quantum Sakuma 303 
Exploring Content vs. Deconstructing Music? 303 
The psyche evolution... 303 
The First Man vs. Elevator Music 300 
It is like going to forest to collect mushrooms or... 300 
Word Soup and Truffles 299 
More about cable elevators.. 299 
.... and I have answers... 299 
Operating flawlessly 298 
Sharing the Wealth 298 
Post hoc non est propter hoc 298 
Curiosity killed the cat, electricity brought him ... 296 
Curiosity killed the cat, electricity brought him ... 296 
It's not a collapse, it's the opposite 295 
Recognitions 295 
My mileage does vary 294 
I'm not completely with you, Jarek... .but not... 294 
Being diabolical... 294 
Wehret den Anfängen (Ovids Principiis obsta) ... 294 
Again With Perspective 294 
The quote of the year! 294 
One normal day in the life of a working artist 293 
Monkeys, Typewriters and Hi-Fi 290 
How useful is any post? 287 
Nailing Our Own Coffens 287 
Genauigkeit ist keine Live Musik 287 
Delivery Systems as Content (as Content) 287 
There is no conflict there. 286 
Here we go again... 285 
To be continued.... 285 
The danger of a white sheet of paper 283 
You showed me yours, I would like to show mine.... 282 
Well that certainly gets a thoughtful response! 282 
Plato's Cave (and YMMV...) 282 
To be continued2... 282 
And this is why I am here 281 
Jung 279 
Too late ! :-) 278 
Mazel Tov! 278 
Thanks 270 
If you want to think about it more... 270 
AI vs. Hi-Fi 243 
I am convinced that we need to take AI VERY seriou... 242 
Relevant and irrelevant to Wi-Fi 242 
Music by Proxy 242 
Goethe’s path: events waiting to be witnessed 242 
Ars Gratia Artis 242 
Proof of Concept 211 
Can Music Survive Hi-Fi? 189 
Huge topic 189 
It is not a conspiracy. It is a stupidity 189 
Pragmatism 189 
Appreciation 189 
Oy. Vey! 189 
Can Hi-Fi Survive Music? 181 
The rest is noise 180 
Sounds Like No (ie, Music Killed Hi-Fi) 180 
My Wall. 179 
The Rest of the Story 179 
This is the whole irony 179 
It depends... 179 
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