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Accuracy vs. Musicality (and YMMV) 752 
Look at this photograph... 751 
Musical Intelligence 751 
There is definitely truth to that 751 
This is a purely artifactually constructed problem 751 
HiFi it is then 750 
Real vs Emotional 750 
Think about ut. 750 
Thus Spake Zarathustra 750 
I like this subject 749 
Musicality 749 
Magico Gryphon modern systems 748 
Cost vs Complexity vs SOTA vs Personal 748 
Is Audio Personal? 748 
Please Continue! 748 
Is Audio Personal? 747 
I think audio is not about taste 747 
Cessaro vs Living Voice or Real vs Musical 747 
"Taste" vs "Awareness" 747 
It can ONLY be personal 747 
That is a great subject 747 
Maybe 747 
A dead-end objective. 747 
It is not an objective 747 
Some examples 746 
Shaping Sound 746 
My Audio Rule: go for perfect Dynamics 745 
Favorite sound 745 
It's a Long Way to Tipperary 745 
It is a very complex subject 744 
Sure, It is very complex 743 
I think you are very confused. 743 
DPOLS and Tone 743 
Perfect Electricity 743 
Tone vs transparency 743 
Good Electricity vs. Topology 743 
Proper setup meaning 743 
Transparancy vs. Density 743 
Density is an elusive thing 740 
Bingo! 740 
Bad LP or simply another phono correction curve? 739 
Sound Engineers as UberConductors, 739 
I think that the history of microphone placement i... 737 
The Performance vs. Playback 737 
The Play of Differences 724 
There is an important state of "good enough&q... 719 
Again With Time... 719 
Where is happyness? 717 
If Not For Music, Then Why Audio? 717 
There IS high end without music! 716 
Isn't it all about a regular creativity? 716 
The Thread That Joins Us 716 
Live vs. (Re)produced 618 
"Just Stereo"? 526 
DPOLS 525 
Doing What We Can Do 525 
Audio Rules 524 
Living With "Recorded Ambience" 279 
First hand experience 277 
LF Texture vs. Power vs. Timing 277 
What We Aim to Reproduce 241 
What is even possible? 241 
Measuring philosophical temperature.... 240 
Sculptor, Hammer, Chisel 240 
You look in the wrong direction.... 240 
Camus 240 
Granite is not always granite 240 
The 582 240 
Maybe being a musician is a disadvantage? 239 
Actually.... 239 
Words 238 
Not necessarily 237 
Bach is very much music... 237 
...or a duck.... 237 
Quantum Sakuma 237 
Exploring Content vs. Deconstructing Music? 237 
The psyche evolution... 237 
The First Man vs. Elevator Music 234 
It is like going to forest to collect mushrooms or... 234 
Word Soup and Truffles 233 
More about cable elevators.. 233 
.... and I have answers... 233 
Operating flawlessly 232 
Sharing the Wealth 232 
Post hoc non est propter hoc 232 
Curiosity killed the cat, electricity brought him ... 230 
Curiosity killed the cat, electricity brought him ... 230 
It's not a collapse, it's the opposite 229 
Recognitions 229 
My mileage does vary 228 
I'm not completely with you, Jarek... .but not... 228 
Being diabolical... 228 
Wehret den Anfängen (Ovids Principiis obsta) ... 228 
Again With Perspective 228 
The quote of the year! 228 
One normal day in the life of a working artist 227 
Monkeys, Typewriters and Hi-Fi 224 
How useful is any post? 221 
Nailing Our Own Coffens 221 
Genauigkeit ist keine Live Musik 221 
Delivery Systems as Content (as Content) 221 
There is no conflict there. 220 
Here we go again... 219 
To be continued.... 219 
The danger of a white sheet of paper 217 
You showed me yours, I would like to show mine.... 216 
Well that certainly gets a thoughtful response! 216 
Plato's Cave (and YMMV...) 216 
To be continued2... 216 
And this is why I am here 215 
Jung 213 
Too late ! :-) 212 
Mazel Tov! 212 
Thanks 204 
If you want to think about it more... 204 
AI vs. Hi-Fi 177 
I am convinced that we need to take AI VERY seriou... 176 
Relevant and irrelevant to Wi-Fi 176 
Music by Proxy 176 
Goethe’s path: events waiting to be witnessed 176 
Ars Gratia Artis 176 
Proof of Concept 145 
Can Music Survive Hi-Fi? 123 
Huge topic 123 
It is not a conspiracy. It is a stupidity 123 
Pragmatism 123 
Appreciation 123 
Oy. Vey! 123 
Can Hi-Fi Survive Music? 115 
The rest is noise 114 
Sounds Like No (ie, Music Killed Hi-Fi) 114 
My Wall. 113 
The Rest of the Story 113 
This is the whole irony 113 
It depends... 113 
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