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Accuracy vs. Musicality (and YMMV) 754 
Look at this photograph... 753 
Musical Intelligence 753 
There is definitely truth to that 753 
This is a purely artifactually constructed problem 753 
HiFi it is then 752 
Real vs Emotional 752 
Think about ut. 752 
Thus Spake Zarathustra 752 
I like this subject 751 
Musicality 751 
Magico Gryphon modern systems 750 
Cost vs Complexity vs SOTA vs Personal 750 
Is Audio Personal? 750 
Please Continue! 750 
Is Audio Personal? 749 
I think audio is not about taste 749 
Cessaro vs Living Voice or Real vs Musical 749 
"Taste" vs "Awareness" 749 
It can ONLY be personal 749 
That is a great subject 749 
Maybe 749 
A dead-end objective. 749 
It is not an objective 749 
Some examples 748 
Shaping Sound 748 
My Audio Rule: go for perfect Dynamics 747 
Favorite sound 747 
It's a Long Way to Tipperary 747 
It is a very complex subject 746 
Sure, It is very complex 745 
I think you are very confused. 745 
DPOLS and Tone 745 
Perfect Electricity 745 
Tone vs transparency 745 
Good Electricity vs. Topology 745 
Proper setup meaning 745 
Transparancy vs. Density 745 
Density is an elusive thing 742 
Bingo! 742 
Bad LP or simply another phono correction curve? 741 
Sound Engineers as UberConductors, 741 
I think that the history of microphone placement i... 739 
The Performance vs. Playback 739 
The Play of Differences 726 
There is an important state of "good enough&q... 721 
Again With Time... 721 
Where is happyness? 719 
If Not For Music, Then Why Audio? 719 
There IS high end without music! 718 
Isn't it all about a regular creativity? 718 
The Thread That Joins Us 718 
Live vs. (Re)produced 620 
"Just Stereo"? 528 
DPOLS 527 
Doing What We Can Do 527 
Audio Rules 526 
Living With "Recorded Ambience" 281 
First hand experience 279 
LF Texture vs. Power vs. Timing 279 
What We Aim to Reproduce 243 
What is even possible? 243 
Measuring philosophical temperature.... 242 
Sculptor, Hammer, Chisel 242 
You look in the wrong direction.... 242 
Camus 242 
Granite is not always granite 242 
The 582 242 
Maybe being a musician is a disadvantage? 241 
Actually.... 241 
Words 240 
Not necessarily 239 
Bach is very much music... 239 
...or a duck.... 239 
Quantum Sakuma 239 
Exploring Content vs. Deconstructing Music? 239 
The psyche evolution... 239 
The First Man vs. Elevator Music 236 
It is like going to forest to collect mushrooms or... 236 
Word Soup and Truffles 235 
More about cable elevators.. 235 
.... and I have answers... 235 
Operating flawlessly 234 
Sharing the Wealth 234 
Post hoc non est propter hoc 234 
Curiosity killed the cat, electricity brought him ... 232 
Curiosity killed the cat, electricity brought him ... 232 
It's not a collapse, it's the opposite 231 
Recognitions 231 
My mileage does vary 230 
I'm not completely with you, Jarek... .but not... 230 
Being diabolical... 230 
Wehret den Anfängen (Ovids Principiis obsta) ... 230 
Again With Perspective 230 
The quote of the year! 230 
One normal day in the life of a working artist 229 
Monkeys, Typewriters and Hi-Fi 226 
How useful is any post? 223 
Nailing Our Own Coffens 223 
Genauigkeit ist keine Live Musik 223 
Delivery Systems as Content (as Content) 223 
There is no conflict there. 222 
Here we go again... 221 
To be continued.... 221 
The danger of a white sheet of paper 219 
You showed me yours, I would like to show mine.... 218 
Well that certainly gets a thoughtful response! 218 
Plato's Cave (and YMMV...) 218 
To be continued2... 218 
And this is why I am here 217 
Jung 215 
Too late ! :-) 214 
Mazel Tov! 214 
Thanks 206 
If you want to think about it more... 206 
AI vs. Hi-Fi 179 
I am convinced that we need to take AI VERY seriou... 178 
Relevant and irrelevant to Wi-Fi 178 
Music by Proxy 178 
Goethe’s path: events waiting to be witnessed 178 
Ars Gratia Artis 178 
Proof of Concept 147 
Can Music Survive Hi-Fi? 125 
Huge topic 125 
It is not a conspiracy. It is a stupidity 125 
Pragmatism 125 
Appreciation 125 
Oy. Vey! 125 
Can Hi-Fi Survive Music? 117 
The rest is noise 116 
Sounds Like No (ie, Music Killed Hi-Fi) 116 
My Wall. 115 
The Rest of the Story 115 
This is the whole irony 115 
It depends... 115 
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