On Wed, 27 Sep 2006 02:33:22 +0100, "Keith G"
wrote:


"Don Pearce" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 27 Sep 2006 00:26:38 +0100, "Keith G"
wrote:



No worries, I'll retire further into my self-delusion and make the best of
a
bad job!! ;-)




Strange innit? But that is, I'm afraid, the way it is. Or rather that
is what you like - no arguing with it. But it has not a lot to do with
fidelity (if you will excuse the "f" word).


Trust me, I've heard a number of 'fidelity systems' belonging to proud
owners that I wouldn't give houseroom!!

Said it 28 million times - I wouldn't know 'fidelity' if it hit me with a
stick - I know what sounds *alive* and realistic/natural and that's what I
have pursued. It is impossible to try and describe sound quality without
sounding like a ****/magazine reviewer (interchangeable) but I'm talking
about sounds that *hang in the air*, voices where you could clasp the
singer's head, depth and space where the walls have entirely
disappeared....???

Now say anybody could claim that and I will ask how come I ain't never heard
it on anyone else's kit?

(FWIW, I suspect stuff I had a year or two back would have more than
qualified as true 'hifi' gear!!)

Whatever...


How come the French don't have a saying for "chacun a son gout"?
They're usually quite good at aphorisms.

What is clear is that you don't need those lower octaves for your
listening, which means that your speakers are entirely right for you.
They will be compensated to a degree by your small listening room, but
that won't restore anything like full bass performance. Interesting
little bugger, the brain, isn't it?

d

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