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How much reality do you really need?

The real question to the audiophile  is, “how much reality do you need” to enjoy your system? Does it have to be close to an exact match?  How close before your satisfied?  Pursuing that ideal seems to be the ultimate goal of the audiophile.
The element of your imagination has to come into the equation, or you’ll drive yourself mad.  You have to fill in part of the experience with your mind.
But this explains the phenomenon of “upgraditis.”
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I have one requirement: If it's on the recording, I want to hear it. Without exaggeration or distortion. Simple.
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Can you prove, with metaphysical certitude, that the color I perceive as "blue" is not what you see as "red"?
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"I would ask: look at the sky, what color is it? You say blue and I say red."
Should read: "I would ask: look at the sky, what color is it? You say blue and I say blue.". However, in my reality, I see blue and call it blue. You see (my) red and call it blue. There is no way to prove this is not happening.
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stuartk - Quoting a humble Shaolin: "I don't try to have all the answers. I simply try to understand the questions...".
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 mglik - Isn't appreciation a function of the motivation and experience of the listener? I.e., the more you put into it the more you get out of it?
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Mglik - The "more" I'm referring to has to do with the listener, not the system hardware. If you are a regular concert goer or have attended many in your lifetime, you have a larger knowledge-base at your disposal.
When you say "this sounds real", it carries more weight because you have a clearer idea of what real sounds like.
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"Music (i.e. art) is nor reality. It is freedom from reality.".
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