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Which is more accurate: digital or vinyl?
.RE***Don't give up Vertigo,and please don't regress.***Appreciate the encouragement. Thanks, fellow audiophile sojourner...I liked your "school grades" analogy. I appreciate your response but i wonder if you have really understood my points? The ... 
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Lacee, my 60's dylan first pressings are some of the most impressive recordings i have in my small collection. I have heard many "incarnations" of the playback of these same lps... change... as my system goes through it's changes. I have a record ... 
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.(i left two posts today)High resolution and timbre.Between High resolution and portrayal of instrumental timbres.You can have any one of these combos1.Low resolution, very good timbre2.low resoution, poor timbre3,high resolution, poor timbre4,hig... 
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.Orignally there was a disagreement as to whether the playing of a live hohner marine band harmonica in one's home is acceptable to use as a reference for determining the quality of a systems playback of the same instrument. Basically it was argue... 
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Phaelon, Frogman. Some really great points there! I like how you "tweaked" the definition of timbre, adding to it a new nuance.So,essentially a harmonica HAS NO timbre!...that is...til it's played! (smile)Agreed, but now there is the boundaries an... 
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Lacee,I don't know if i misunderstood you or not but i would not necessarily look to studio's as a reference for hi fidelity. I don't mean this as a blanket statement but i think it's fair to say that the goals of studio systems and home systems a... 
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Learsfool...Thank you very much for the book recommendation! I will seek it out at my local library. It sounds very interesting. Either way, I have enjoyed/am enjoying our discussion. RE ***I sincerely wish you joy in your listening. *** thank you... 
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Frogman...RE i feel dizzy.me too! ...and sometimes i wouldn't have it any other way! Sometimes reality has too many heads.Sometimes to get your bearings you need to let go of all points of reference if you want to "arrive"? (friendly smile)* 
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Lacee...This is good..."This makes more sense,have someone blow a trumpet in your room, full tilt.Did you cover your ears?I am saying you would, the sound of the trumpet all on it's lonesome will blow you out of the room.Now play any trumpet recor... 
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Hi Lacee,RE***does Clapton buy a brand new fresh from the factory guitar everytime he records?***Cut and paste where i did say ...or imply , that he did or would? You missed my point and you missed the context.Let me try and add some clarity.When ... 
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Learsfool,You say "Say 10 professional musicians who are very proficient pick up the exact same harmonica and play the same simple folk tune on it (no question of different styles coming into it) - you should be able to identify basic differences ... 
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RE***Vertigo wrote: "a harmonica is an instrument that pushes very little air and since it pushes very little air, how it interfaces with the room is probably negligable."This is incorrect. As any musician will tell you, every room has a very sign... 
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Hi guys...RE***I like your part about tweaking the cartridge and about how subtle changes in tightening the mounting bolts affects the sound.That implies to me how much you can veer one way or the other from accuracy with just a few twists of the ... 
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I felt that i really needed to respond to your comments only because you seemed absolute/dogmatic about your statements. Also, that based upon my most recent experiences, i felt that the disparity you perceive between live music and what is possib... 
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RE***I still say that if you really cannot hear the HUGE differences between the live and the recorded in your own above example....****Learsfool, I have to say...if you still hear a HUGE difference between well recorded music and your stereo, you...