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  1. 853guy

    And then there were three...

    Hello DaveyF, I’ve discussed my perspective on this extensively before, so will not repeat those ideas here. Instead, let me offer an analogy: In America, the diet industry makes $66 billion annually. A person who exercises semi-regularly primarily in medium intense bursts using...
  2. 853guy

    And then there were three...

    Hello Spirit, I happen to have a soft spot for idiosyncratic speakers - ESL 57s, LS3/5as, WE15as, etc - but I could never live with their inherent limitations were they my sole choice. No amount of blood, sweat or tears will make them anything other than very captivating and very characterful...
  3. 853guy

    What's Spinning Tonight?

    Joaquín Gutiérrez Hadid Sustain (Line) Oren Ambarchi / Konrad Sprenger / Phillip Sollmann Panama / Suez (A-TON) swi?elized sou?ds sou?ds past (Lynn)
  4. 853guy

    Why No Treble and Bass Controls on High-End Audio Pre-amplifiers?

    Ideologically speaking, I have no problem with tone controls nor EQ (digital or analogue). To me, if a person finds their enjoyment is enhanced through utilisation of a tone control or EQ, more power to them. And while it’s true we are limited to whatever subjective preferential decisions...
  5. 853guy

    Aretha Franklin, the ‘Queen of Soul,’ Dies at 76

    Nearly sixteen years ago my wife and I marched, or should I say, swaggered down the aisle to "Old Landmark" having moments earlier officially become husband and wife. For many reasons it was one of the best moments of my life, and it felt like Aretha and the Southern California Community Choir...
  6. 853guy

    The importance of Resolution

    Hello ack, tima and micro, A higher refresh rate/film rate does not, in-and-of-itself, lead to higher resolution. A higher refresh rate/film rate can lead only to higher perceived resolution (1). Why do I say perceived resolution? Because we are perceivers. And we have been perceiving since...
  7. 853guy

    The importance of Resolution

    Dear Peter, Out of respect for you and your thread let me apologise for my lack of discipline in sticking to the topic of your original post. It appears Spirit, the General and I have areas of common overlap. I will now depart this thread to allow it to return to its intended course. But...
  8. 853guy

    The importance of Resolution

    It took me while to work out Peart's not playing the ride cymbal on snare hits, and playing closer to the bell on the "1" and the "2 &" with the kick for subtle emphasis. I also initially thought he was playing quarter notes on the off beat during the section in which he and Geddy trade fours...
  9. 853guy

    The importance of Resolution

    Hey Spirit, Right. But there’s often two processes at work there. One may be increased resolution in the mechanism, the other may be increased perception/understanding on the part of the individual. My own comprehension of the difference between a guitarist playing an upstroke versus a...
  10. 853guy

    The importance of Resolution

    Bah-DUM-Pssssssshhhhhhhh. 853guy P.S. Could you tell I was using a maple stick with a nylon tip, and hitting the bow of the cymbal close to the stick's taper? If not, my posts probably could do with more resolution.
  11. 853guy

    The importance of Resolution

    Given the nature of forums and, especially, forums dealing with human perception and preference, it’s usually not long before the point one strongly agrees with is followed by another point from the same person one strongly disagrees with. Often it’s the next post, if not the next sentence. 853guy
  12. 853guy

    The importance of Resolution

    Hey morricab, Agree. Conflation of variables (as I mention above to Bonzo) is one of the single greatest problems apropos subjectivised preferential pursuits. I would include evaluation of all art forms of which recorded music reproduced via an electro-mechanical mechanism is obviously one, to...
  13. 853guy

    The importance of Resolution

    Hey Bonzo, Absolutely. Their "why" might be wrong for the right reasons or right for the wrong ones, i.e. they conflate one variable for another ('detail' for upper-mid hardness, or 'dynamics' for lack of dynamic range and vice versa). Any definition is only as useful as the insight of the...
  14. 853guy

    The importance of Resolution

    Hello Al, I don't disagree with you. As a further attempt to clarify my thinking, I would posit music is pitch and amplitude over time. Each of those things is objectively measurable. 'Musicality' is the perception of pitch and amplitude over time, and as such, contextualised via subjectivised...
  15. 853guy

    The importance of Resolution

    Just because we can apportion meaning to a concept does not mean we can articulate that meaning directly via other concepts. Take ‘love’, as an example. We might perhaps all agree it possesses meaning, yet to describe what love is is both beyond science and reason. Often, it is best...
  16. 853guy

    Tonearm Comparison: SME 3012R and SME V-12

    Hi Peter, Good to hear you are well. “World class” was a term jeffrey_t used above, in post #26. I quoted it in my response to you to highlight the problem of subjective framing for the purpose of robust discussion. I can accept we use terms like “world class” occasionally in discussions...
  17. 853guy

    What's Spinning Tonight?

    Sumac Attis' Blade (Thrill Jockey) Autechre NTS Session 1 (Warp)
  18. 853guy

    Tonearm Comparison: SME 3012R and SME V-12

    Hello Peter, Hope you are well. The idea originates in practice. Theory would suggest that an arm, robustly constructed, will perform at its best on any turntable it is fitted to (i.e. static behaviour resulting in an action). Practice, while certainly not invalidating the theory completely...
  19. 853guy

    Sme 3012 R

    Hello jdza, You may indeed point it out. And as you intimate, it was an unmitigated sonic disaster, introducing resonances/acoustic feedback via its box construction and suspension, as anyone who's used one will attest to. As is perhaps not surprising, it is notably missing from SME's...
  20. 853guy

    American Sound AS-2000 Installations- Far East (Andrew)

    Cool, thanks. Best, 853guy
  21. 853guy

    American Sound AS-2000 Installations- Far East (Andrew)

    Hi ddk, W-cabs with a single 18" per side? Best, 853guy
  22. 853guy

    What's Spinning Tonight?

    Röyksopp & Robyn Do It Again (Interscope/Cherrytree) Domiziano Maselli Ashes (Opal Tapes)
  23. 853guy

    Sme 3012 R

    I think Micro puts forth a valid, and perhaps, overlooked point. Gross Generalization and Stating the Obvious Alert: An arm designed for a suspended turntable will not perform ideally when mated to a non-suspended design. An arm designed for a non-suspended turntable will not perform ideally...
  24. 853guy

    Sme 3012 R

    Again, and solely in the interest of pure logic, it would seem illogical to critique the use of speculative assumption via more speculative assumption. Do I sound like Spock right now? Enjoy the thread, Al. Best, 853guy
  25. 853guy

    Sme 3012 R

    Dear Al, Is that “good reason” that your own preferences and biases align with the sound of a single example of the V-12, contextualised within a single system? If one has heard and likes the V-12 - fantastic. We have another data point. Nevertheless, until one has heard the 3012 R...
  26. 853guy

    Sme 3012 R

    I agree. As perhaps many if not most of us are aware, an arm is more than its geometry, mass and mechanical integrity. Though these aspects obviously exert influence over the final outcome, we measure the success of an arm in the same way we do a meal - not by the individual parts, and not even...
  27. 853guy

    Sme 3012 R

    Best, 853guy
  28. 853guy

    Best Wines: Under $200, Under $100, Under $50, Under $25?

    Under 30 € - RED Château Mont-Redon Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2014, 2015, 2017 - ROSÉ Domaine Les Grès Côtes de Provence 2017 Under 15 € - RED Gabriel Meffre Domaine de Valori Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2016 - ROSÉ Chateau Maupague Sainte-Victoire 2017 Best, 853guy
  29. 853guy

    Musical Paralysis - at age 30?

    My dad loved the Beatles and the Eagles and Dr. Hook and Creedence Clearwater Revival. I can remember when I got old enough to be able to lower the stylus onto the records, and soon after purchased my first ever cassette tape: The Cars Heartbeat City, followed not long after by Frankie Goes to...
  30. 853guy

    Mission: Impossible - Fallout

    Hi Steve, Though I appreciate Christopher Nolan is regarded by many as a director par excellence, if you want to find a film that is largely responsible for lending credibility and also, profitability to the idea of the super-hero film as the defining genre of the 2000’s and beyond, it all...

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