On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 18:36:39 +0100, Wally wrote:

Ian Molton wrote:

If the valvies and vinylphiles would simply *STOP CLAIMING* that their
setups are *HI FI* there would be no arguments here. They are free to
prefer their built in tone controll, mastering compression, lack of high
end that actually contains music, but to claim its HI FI is cobblers.

What, exactly, is "hi-fi"?

Something to argue about!

hi-fi:
1 High Fidelity.
2 Equipment for the high-fidelity reproduction of sound. USE infml

Fidelity:
1a The quality or state of being faithful, loyalty
1b accuracy in details, exactness
2 the degree of similarity between some reproduced (e.g. recorded)
material and its original source

(Longman Pocket English Dictionary)

Based on which, you *don't* want a perfect amplifier, you want one with
the opposite response to your room and speakers so that your ears hear
something close to the original source. Failing that, why not just settle
for something that sounds nice to you? ;-)

(puts on flameproof underwear, flack jacket & tin hat - dives into trench...)

--
Mick
(no M$ software on here... :-) )
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