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Accuracy vs. Musicality (and YMMV) 798 
Look at this photograph... 797 
Musical Intelligence 797 
There is definitely truth to that 797 
This is a purely artifactually constructed problem 797 
HiFi it is then 796 
Real vs Emotional 796 
Think about ut. 796 
Thus Spake Zarathustra 796 
I like this subject 795 
Musicality 795 
Magico Gryphon modern systems 794 
Cost vs Complexity vs SOTA vs Personal 794 
Is Audio Personal? 794 
Please Continue! 794 
Is Audio Personal? 793 
I think audio is not about taste 793 
Cessaro vs Living Voice or Real vs Musical 793 
"Taste" vs "Awareness" 793 
It can ONLY be personal 793 
That is a great subject 793 
Maybe 793 
A dead-end objective. 793 
It is not an objective 793 
Some examples 792 
Shaping Sound 792 
My Audio Rule: go for perfect Dynamics 791 
Favorite sound 791 
It's a Long Way to Tipperary 791 
It is a very complex subject 790 
Sure, It is very complex 789 
I think you are very confused. 789 
DPOLS and Tone 789 
Perfect Electricity 789 
Tone vs transparency 789 
Good Electricity vs. Topology 789 
Proper setup meaning 789 
Transparancy vs. Density 789 
Density is an elusive thing 786 
Bingo! 786 
Bad LP or simply another phono correction curve? 785 
Sound Engineers as UberConductors, 785 
I think that the history of microphone placement i... 783 
The Performance vs. Playback 783 
The Play of Differences 770 
There is an important state of "good enough&q... 765 
Again With Time... 765 
Where is happyness? 763 
If Not For Music, Then Why Audio? 763 
There IS high end without music! 762 
Isn't it all about a regular creativity? 762 
The Thread That Joins Us 762 
Live vs. (Re)produced 664 
"Just Stereo"? 572 
DPOLS 571 
Doing What We Can Do 571 
Audio Rules 570 
Living With "Recorded Ambience" 325 
First hand experience 323 
LF Texture vs. Power vs. Timing 323 
What We Aim to Reproduce 287 
What is even possible? 287 
Measuring philosophical temperature.... 286 
Sculptor, Hammer, Chisel 286 
You look in the wrong direction.... 286 
Camus 286 
Granite is not always granite 286 
The 582 286 
Maybe being a musician is a disadvantage? 285 
Actually.... 285 
Words 284 
Not necessarily 283 
Bach is very much music... 283 
...or a duck.... 283 
Quantum Sakuma 283 
Exploring Content vs. Deconstructing Music? 283 
The psyche evolution... 283 
The First Man vs. Elevator Music 280 
It is like going to forest to collect mushrooms or... 280 
Word Soup and Truffles 279 
More about cable elevators.. 279 
.... and I have answers... 279 
Operating flawlessly 278 
Sharing the Wealth 278 
Post hoc non est propter hoc 278 
Curiosity killed the cat, electricity brought him ... 276 
Curiosity killed the cat, electricity brought him ... 276 
It's not a collapse, it's the opposite 275 
Recognitions 275 
My mileage does vary 274 
I'm not completely with you, Jarek... .but not... 274 
Being diabolical... 274 
Wehret den Anfängen (Ovids Principiis obsta) ... 274 
Again With Perspective 274 
The quote of the year! 274 
One normal day in the life of a working artist 273 
Monkeys, Typewriters and Hi-Fi 270 
How useful is any post? 267 
Nailing Our Own Coffens 267 
Genauigkeit ist keine Live Musik 267 
Delivery Systems as Content (as Content) 267 
There is no conflict there. 266 
Here we go again... 265 
To be continued.... 265 
The danger of a white sheet of paper 263 
You showed me yours, I would like to show mine.... 262 
Well that certainly gets a thoughtful response! 262 
Plato's Cave (and YMMV...) 262 
To be continued2... 262 
And this is why I am here 261 
Jung 259 
Too late ! :-) 258 
Mazel Tov! 258 
Thanks 250 
If you want to think about it more... 250 
AI vs. Hi-Fi 223 
I am convinced that we need to take AI VERY seriou... 222 
Relevant and irrelevant to Wi-Fi 222 
Music by Proxy 222 
Goethe’s path: events waiting to be witnessed 222 
Ars Gratia Artis 222 
Proof of Concept 191 
Can Music Survive Hi-Fi? 169 
Huge topic 169 
It is not a conspiracy. It is a stupidity 169 
Pragmatism 169 
Appreciation 169 
Oy. Vey! 169 
Can Hi-Fi Survive Music? 161 
The rest is noise 160 
Sounds Like No (ie, Music Killed Hi-Fi) 160 
My Wall. 159 
The Rest of the Story 159 
This is the whole irony 159 
It depends... 159 
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