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In the Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity.

Post Subject: Many solutionsPosted by eli8888 on: 2/8/2014

Miab, there are many solutions out there. Most of them from small companies. It is a niche market for sure. To try them all is almost impossible at least you want to expend a fortune. And end up with a bunch of useless gear as most I know do little to solve the problem. They just tune the sound not always for the good.
The following has come to my mind many times. Last time 2 weeks ago when I was in London for business. ON thursday evening went to a concert at Soutbank center. It was the Philharmonia playing the Brahms cycle. (what a great orchestra). 4th symphony and second piano concerto. I was lucky enough as to get 2 excellent seats. Listening there i once more realized that what we do at our houses, even if electricity is great, does transmit a small portion of what is going on, specially emotions. If electricity is great great great, you may get the 25% illusion and feelings of the real thing. If it is ok maybe 20%. if it is terrible well who know but that is not that common. Is it worth it to go through all the pian and expense just to gain that small 5%? Music reproduction is what it is. A different thing. You like it or not, the sound you get. If you like it fantastic. Keep in that direction. But go out and listen. It will make you listening experience at home much more enjoyable too regardless of gear, conditioners, electricity, cables or whatever else you want to expend you money on.
I guess that is what a professional music feels when they listen to our systems. They enjoy them because of the music. They know what to expect and listen to it regardless of deviations and they enjoy it very much. That is the way I think we can get more out of our systems too. By getting more familiar to the real thing and just listening back the copy at home, knowing that is just that a copy abut having fresh in mind the real thing.
anyway, also a bit off topic and philosophical.

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