Robin Bowes;582388 Wrote: > On 12/10/10 20:54, magiccarpetride wrote: > > > > Robin Bowes;582344 Wrote: > >> I disagree that there is "nothing measurable about it"; there is > >> actually a lot about sound and audio reproduction that is > measurable. > >> However, I don't believe measurement is everything. I agree with > the > >> rest of what you say here. > > > > If you fall in love, is there anything measurable about it? Of > course > > there is (like, your heart rate, the degree of perspiration, etc.) > But > > are these measures relevant when trying to understand how much in > love > > you are? > > We are talking about measuring audio reproduction, not measuring > "music", hence your (very clever) analogy is flawed. > > Some of the best performances I have in my library are some of the > oldest and worst sounding (eg. Rachmaninov playing Rachmaninov, > recorded > in the 1930s). My enjoyment of the performance is a different thing to > my appreciation of the quality of the audio reproduction. > > R. > -- > "Feed that ego and you starve the soul" - Colonel J.D. Wilkes > http://www.theshackshakers.com/
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