Read what he writes about Listening Tests. THAT is a rational man.
I got as far as "I came out of a few years of working for The Grateful Dead to elevate Mark Levinson above his mere craftsmanship." I can't be sure that is indicative of the next 149.5 pages, but I'll take the risk.
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Thanks Myles for the link.
It was indeed long... more than 150 pages long... but it was an interesting read. I can understand the man better.
One interesting point from the article was JC's discussion on the third order harmonic distortion we get from tape source that is not supposed to be good being an odd order harmonic distortion but yet it ehances and brings "life" out of music. I couldn't really put my finger before on why even a mere digitally recorded/mixed CD can sound better when its contents were transferred to tapes but the JC's article explains it. On the other hand, if the original analog master tape contained its third order harmonic distortion as it was being played during the digital transfer process for analog recording CDs, where did the third order harmonic distortion go when the recording ended up as digital copies? Maybe a digital media guru can explain it to me...
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I have seen this reasoning in another Board/post... Let's say one can prefer anything over anything else. It is a matter of preference and no one can discuss preferences: They just are ..
That a COPY would sond better than an original is not correct .. It cannot be... Else we have to revise the laws that govern the physical world ...
Couldn't a copy be better if the original was poorly equalized and that was corrected in the copying?
But then it isn't a copy but a remaster
Frantz, google John Curl and the intellichip.Glanced through a few pages .. I must say I was taken aback by the defense or impression of defense of the Shakti Stones as microwave absorbers !!! From that point on I decided that it was in my best interest no too much time in the book ... err article.. Yes the man is an icon and a treasure of knowledge but that doesn't dispense one from esoterica
Couldn't a copy be better if the original was poorly equalized and that was corrected in the copying?
u might want to go on to see what he has to say abou adding distortion.
I want to make this clear:
I make audio equipment that most accurately reproduces recorded music as best that I can do at EVERY price point. I NEVER add distortion or allow extra distortion to remain for some subjective reason, nor do I allow my associates to do so with my designs. I always try to make the best out of what I have available....I am NOT making musical instruments, but music onveyers that get you as close to the original performance as possible. This precludes making a component that is "musical" in some way, on purpose.
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