"JBorg, Jr." wrote in message
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JimC wrote:

George M. Middius wrote:

Why "accuracy"? For certain Usenet poseurs, this is the question
that dare not speak its name.

Normals (black magic flat-earth believers) and 'borgs alike would
surely accept that the purpose of an audio system is to enable us to
enjoy listening to recorded music. Normals choose the pieces of a
system that maximizes listening pleasure. How does praying to the god of
"accuracy" help attain that end?

It's really rather simple, Georgie. - Those of us who are not within
your black magic-subjectivism cult enjoy listening to recorded music
because we enjoy hearing the music as it was composed and/or
performed. [...]

What does black magic-subjectivism cult imply, Mr. Cate?
What does it signify? You seems bitter on something about
high-end audio in general.

'You seems bitter on something'? Poor grammar noted. What the hell do you
mean?

The purpose of a "high-fidelity" audio system is to reproduce Beethoven's
works more nearly as Beethoven intended them to be performed, or to hear
the Rolling Stones in a manner that reproduces their concerts more
nearly as they were performed (more nearly than a small table radio, for
example). [...]

'more nearly' x 3. Poor grammar noted.

Mr. Cate, how does Mr. Beethoven and The Rolling Stone intended their
music to be heard when played in the listening room in our home?

The 'Rolling Stones' I think you mean. The Rolling Stone is a music industry
publication. 'intended their music to be heard'? Poor grammar noted.

Is there a manifest enumerating all the specific list of requirement where
we can obtain these information so that we can listen to Mr. Beethoven and
the Rolling Stone precisely and correctly as they intended them to be
heard when performed inside our home ?

What a load of pompous drivel, and to top it off, your knowledge of the
English language, particularly grammar, is appalling. Talk about a poseur.

It's because our listening pleasure derives from the music itself,
George, not from
distortion or manipulation of the music caused by our equipment.

Mr. Cate, are you hinting that audiophiles who listen to music through
their vinyl records derives listening pleasure from the distortion and
manipulation by their equipment, and not from the music itself ?

Mr. Borg, your misuse of the English language is laughable, especially as
you seem to be trying so hard to use it correctly. Forget about it. What
George or Jim do or don't mean by what they have posted here is of little
consequence anyway.
We audiophiles all know that it's NOT the music that matters, it's the HIGH
FIDELITY.

For anyone who didn't get it, the purpose of George's original post,
as usual, was to put down anyone who doesn't accept his black-magic
subjectivist biases. (And also, another display of his long-standing
inferiority problems when confronting those who know something about
the science.) It wasn't, of course, derived from an interest on his
part in learning from contributors with various viewpoints.

ruff