What Do We Mean By "Resolution"?

[Mikem53]

You have a narrow perception of the word "ideology". Ideas will give you flexibility and a much more open mind; ideology clinches to dogma and is restrictive.

By the way, I use an excellent Pass Labs amplifier and fully concur with your comments but Nelson is far from being dogmatic. He explores ideas with an open mind! Cheers.

Lol.. Whatever.. you have fun with your word games and judgements.. So many words and nothing said..
Enjoy!

 

[the sound of Tao]

some people are like…

And some are like…

semantics… it’s just a choice I spose.

 

[KostasP.]

Lol.. Whatever.. you have fun with your word games and judgements.. So many words and nothing said..
Enjoy!

I suggest you raise the quality of your words NOT their toxicity level. Neither games nor judgements. Cheers.

 

[KostasP.]

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semantics… it’s just a choice I spose.

With due respect Graham, it's surprising that of all the people on this forum, you resort to such trivia. It's actually a boomerang....how often do you laboriously engage in making "nuanced", hair-splitting points?!
Be well, Kostas.

 

[the sound of Tao]

With due respect Graham, it's surprising that of all the people on this forum, you resort to such trivia. It's actually a boomerang....how often do you laboriously engage in making "nuanced", hair-splitting points?!
Be well, Kostas.

I’m a big fan of latitude in communication Kostas. Language just isn’t something I believe you should beat people over the head with. Meaning, intent and understanding also take context. Don’t get me wrong, l like words, I quite like writing (I prefer music) but I also enjoy perspective. Some use their science or their wordsmithing like a form of currency or power. Me, I’m a shade more uncertain.

 

[Al M.]

I’m a big fan of latitude in communication Kostas. Language just isn’t something I believe you should beat people over the head with. Meaning, intent and understanding also take context. Don’t get me wrong, l like words, I quite like writing (I prefer music) but I also enjoy perspective. Some use their science or their wordsmithing like a form of currency or power. Me, I’m a shade more uncertain.

I sympathize with your thoughts, Graham, but in this I agree with Kostas on his insistence of the right use of the term "ideology", as distinguished from idea.

Latitude in communication is good, but not to a degree where communication breaks down by sloppy use or understanding of words.

 

[the sound of Tao]

I sympathize with your thoughts, Graham, but in this I agree with Kostas on his insistence of the right use of the term "ideology", as distinguished from idea.

Latitude in communication is good, but not to a degree where communication breaks down by sloppy use or understanding of words.

Al there can be great value in both ideas and also in ideology, but sometimes people also rather like to corral people into specific areas of perspective. Debaters rather like to debate, people of conscience like to insist on values in others, people of science can like others to just stick to the science, people who are erudite can use language to prove their point and seemingly win the day.

But not everyone writes with exactness nor express themselves easily, but that doesn’t invalidate their points of view or devalue how they feel. What does it matter if we don’t agree about the exact nature of words or ideas. It’s still possible to just step back and allow for a range in ways of viewing. I genuinely don’t see latitude in language as sloppy Al, it’s just seeing it more as a bandwidth rather than a line.

 

[bonzo75]

Al, if you use videos, you don't need to agree on the words

 

[rando]

Al, if you use videos, you don't need to agree on the words

We already hit the video limiter for this week.

Better off sticking with imprecise forms of vocalization if your ability to communicate using other means is even more all over the place.

The key here may be determining when a natural break in discussion should be observed.

 

[PeterA]

Al, if you use videos, you don't need to agree on the words

Ha. Just as long as you don’t try to describe what you hear.

Post a video and instead of asking for a preference, ask which is hifi and which is natural resolution.

 

[Al M.]

Al, if you use videos, you don't need to agree on the words

Except when having to debate the meaning of your term "flow", as you desperately try to demonstrate it on horn systems through a crappy iPhone mic, a built-in three cent A/D converter and a crappy compressed digital YouTube format.

LOL

 

[bonzo75]

Except when having to debate the meaning of your term "flow", as you desperately try to demonstrate it on horn systems through a crappy iPhone mic, a built-in three cent A/D converter and a crappy compressed digital YouTube format.

LOL

The joke ended on my comment. Now you are into your ideologies

 

[Al M.]

The joke ended on my comment. Now you are into your ideologies

 

[spiritofmusic]

I love this forum. If we equate our hobby to sex, the outside world is getting on with getting it on. Us? Were arguing about the precise choice of wording, syntax and typeface re the text used in the The Joy Of Sex, or Fifty Shades Of Grey.

 

[the sound of Tao]

I love this forum. If we equate our hobby to sex, the outside world is getting on with getting it on. Us? Were arguing about the precise choice of wording, syntax and typeface re the text used in the The Joy Of Sex, or Fifty Shades Of Grey.

Marc could have sworn it was The joys of sax… and it was comic sans… and wasn’t it also Fifty shades of grey but just for greys over fifty… tbh we’re living the dream and on the edge… we’ve even been known to dress our cables in leather… and rolling tubeys rather than doobeys just who says we ain’t all got it going on

 

[tima]

Language just isn’t something I believe you should beat people over the head with.

Of course, you're right. We should beat them over the head with sentence ending prepositions!

 

[the sound of Tao]

Of course, you're right. We should beat them over the head with sentence ending prepositions!

Criminal behaviour lol

 

[bonzo75]

Tao, you might be a nice guy, but you revived this thread

 

[the sound of Tao]

Tao, you might be a nice guy, but you revived this thread

Oh yeah… whoops… soz on that

 

[Big Dog RJ]

Yes, getting back to this topic... in fact wanted to share something that's the very essence of resolution.
Just about the same time last week, I visited my good mate Kostas. It was another spiritual experience indeed! Oh boy, did that have plenty of fine detail and a very high level of resolution & transparency.

On this occasion though, the music selection was quite different. Not the jazz norm or well known labels I'm used to, rather a totally different twist. Music played on simple instruments, yet involves years to master, and these instruments being the native type to those cultures. I believe the Ud, and Haval (hope I spelled it right) and other percussion instruments that are used in conjunction with improvised melodies and explosive dynamics! Two types of music played from Greece and Turkey. The Greece performances by Tania and her Trio, and accompanied trumpeter was like Miles Davis on steroids! His trumpet skills were effortless and the way in which he can twist and turn virtually in 90 degree angles is mesmerising! It was truly spectacular! The other CD was by a Turkish musician, Coskun Karademir, oh my goodness gracious! What a performance wow!!!

This type of music is like from a different planet, a different dimension and a totally unique rendition of professional playing. It's powerful tones that are reproduced so effortlessly with fierce propulsion and then can drop to an absolute whisper in a blink of eye, is just superb!
This is exactly what I'm looking for and do enjoy the most. When Coskun plays he would start as normal modes then all of a sudden go into overdrive, like a V12 engine and then drop to a whisper in a flowing tune. This rendition and lighting speed that captures the very essence of his playing abilities is outstanding! There's no way to fault whatsoever or there was absolutely nothing short of system resolution and very fine detail indeed!

So, with that experience I ordered 6 CDs of Coskun Karademir and his Quartet plus one other from Tania and her Trio. The Turkish labels are on Kalan and can be ordered through Opus3a. The beauty of these CDs is basically two things:
1. The cost on Opus3a is absolutely affordable, very reasonable cost for shipping as well, unlike most other online orders.
2. These are normal standard CDs, not SACD's or any fancy stuff, just plain good recordings.

This leads to my final point, and that is once the system has been put together thoughtfully with careful component selection, it will reach a certain threshold. From that point onwards it can only deliver what's on the recording. Hence, if the recording is not that great and somewhat mediocre then that's exactly what you're going to get! However, if the recording is done in the simplest manner possible, without too many overdubs and gizmos, you will hear a very fine level of detail along with a high level of resolution. Therefore, I believe it's not just the system that plays a part in this, it's also the source and format, without a doubt!

At the moment, I'm enjoying this particular LP as I'm typing this, and this particular recording also has a fine combination of resolution and detail. The system obviously adds to further refinement in depth and transparency, it's just a beautiful thing!
Cheers to Coskun Karademir and Tania G's Trio, my new found passion in extraordinary music!
A massive woofty woof!!!
RJ