Well, in general, for audiophiles "resolution" has a precise and specific meaning. Your definition just blurs it, as usual. We addressed it several times. WBF has freedom of speak. I was not addressing resolution in my previous post.
How do you know when you are done?
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Well, in general, for audiophiles "resolution" has a precise and specific meaning. Your definition just blurs it, as usual. We addressed it several times. WBF has freedom of speak. I was not addressing resolution in my previous post.
Curiously the particulars of the myth of Sisyphus have many connections with audiophile debates, a good tittle for a thread! But one aspect must be noted, the drama of audiophiles is not returning back, it is mainly that the goal is evolving. IMO we can't consider our hobby as absurd.
Yes, certainly. Many are dependent upon Audio file glossary of terms. I am moving towards a language that is easy to understand. You are free to disagree.
Cartridges extract information from the record grooves. That information goes through the system and out the speakers into the room, hopefully with as a little corruption as possible.
Going up and down the hill, pushing the heavy boulder back up again because of “evolving” goals doesn’t mean the process isn’t absurd, only that one prefers the research, coveting and process more than attaining an ultimate music replay system and stopping.
Yes Buddha would also council us to be present in this moment appreciating everything we currently have/are and not worrying about the future and what it might bring and how it might be “better”.
...if he had electricity and a hifi under that bodhi tree, who knows how things might have turned out.
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I think the myth of “Sisyphus” pretty much applies to most of us, once we finally get that boulder to the top of the hill and achieve our goal it gets away from us and crashes back down to the bottom making us start all over again.
even when i worked 50+ hours a week, i still listened 30 hours a week. so listening has ALWAYS been my thing for decades. it's nothing new.
i dreamed of being retired and able to listen as much as i wanted to, and having my system at a point where i did not NEED to push that further. i count myself lucky that i continue to be hungry to listen and i continue to be fulfilled by it. i never take it for granted.
not that life does not present other endeavors too.
for some it might be different. BUT no less worthy. some get bored with the listening. and when they reach the top of where they want to go with their system, which had been the focus, or tire of the process, it's somewhat over.
the whole viewpoint on what the task is.....is very individual.
I think the myth of “Sisyphus” pretty much applies to most of us, once we finally get that boulder to the top of the hill and achieve our goal it gets away from us and crashes back down to the bottom making us start all over again.
i PERSONALLY think the worthy task we want to ultimately lose ourselves in IS the listening. NOT the system building process.
even when i worked 50+ hours a week, i still listened 30 hours a week. so listening has ALWAYS been my thing for decades. it's nothing new.
i dreamed of being retired and able to listen as much as i wanted to, and having my system at a point where i did not NEED to push that further. i count myself lucky that i continue to be hungry to listen and i continue to be fulfilled by it. i never take it for granted.
not that life does not present other endeavors too.
for some it might be different. BUT no less worthy. some get bored with the listening. and when they reach the top of where they want to go with their system, which had been the focus, or tire of the process, it's somewhat over.
the whole viewpoint on what the task is.....is very individual.
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Mine was sounding great last night. Best it's ever been. CD and some ew LPad resistors are blending well.
I am sitting fairly cloee to the floor to couple the bass. And I am a little off axis of a diect shot down the throat of the horn. I see about 2/3 of the tbroat over the horn flair.
Dynamics and punch are amazing. Detail is very high. Very alive and natural.
Still not done. I am still going to try and biamp the woofers.
I am sitting fairly cloee to the floor to couple the bass. And I am a little off axis of a diect shot down the throat of the horn. I see about 2/3 of the tbroat over the horn flair.
Dynamics and punch are amazing. Detail is very high. Very alive and natural.
Still not done. I am still going to try and biamp the woofers.
So if you don’t BUY a hifi then you don’t have to worry about how it reflects on you as a person, or worry about being judged as a sucker, or whether you have “class in taste”. Lightbulb moment!
My experience says there is a direct relationship, once you understand how the ear perceives sound and what measurements are actually important.
This is my point: actually you can if you know what to measure and understand its implications. Certainly designing for best square wave response isn't it.
Eventually the boulder is a bit of sand and not so hard to move. Plus the hill wears down too.
Am I done?
1. No, in the sense of which upgrades I would still pursue in the future with sufficient cash flow.
These are:
a) exchanging all my, already excellent, ZenWave D4 interconnects for ZenWave Kumihimo interconnects (except for the subwoofers). I more or less know the worthwhile sonic result this would yield.
b) while I have a bunch of ASC IsoThermal TubeTraps, I still have four regular TubeTraps in my room. I would like to exchange those as well for IsoThermal ones. I more or less know what the result would be there, too.
All set with CD transport, 10 MHz clock, DAC, preamp, amp, speakers, subwoofers. Also all electrical/power.
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2. Yes, I am done in the sense of being satisfied and not *needing* upgrades anymore. I am thrilled with how my system sounds.
1. No, in the sense of which upgrades I would still pursue in the future with sufficient cash flow.
These are:
a) exchanging all my, already excellent, ZenWave D4 interconnects for ZenWave Kumihimo interconnects (except for the subwoofers). I more or less know the worthwhile sonic result this would yield.
b) while I have a bunch of ASC IsoThermal TubeTraps, I still have four regular TubeTraps in my room. I would like to exchange those as well for IsoThermal ones. I more or less know what the result would be there, too.
All set with CD transport, 10 MHz clock, DAC, preamp, amp, speakers, subwoofers. Also all electrical/power.
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2. Yes, I am done in the sense of being satisfied and not *needing* upgrades anymore. I am thrilled with how my system sounds.
Nice. Maybe he would have reached his enlightenment without all the travels.
Perhaps we are struggling to push the stone up the wrong hill. At some point, we decide to let the stone roll down and crash at the bottom. We find a nicer Hill with a better view and fresher air, and we proceed to hike up to the top with a smile on our face, knowing we are done.
...many people know Siddhartha Gautama was a prince before his enlightenment. However, what is less well-known is that he was a big-box speaker guy around the palace. Precursors to the big Wilsons and such. And all vinyl, at the time.
It is told that upon seeing the "four signs" he began his spiritual enlightenment in earnest. Also little known, and perhaps squashed for political reasons, there was a fifth sign: a giant horn.
That was the true beginning of enlightenment. He gave up the big boxes and moved to horns exclusively. That tradition persists even until today:
Seen here: testing near-field concepts at the palace. Some critics reported top-end was a bit "shouty" but most adored the detail, driven by flea-watt monks.
I have thus far been unable to confirm H.H.'s position on streaming, or vinyl vs. digital. Expect a full report as details unfold.
I don't know. Those monks look like at least 50 watters.
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