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bullgoose · 06-06-2003, 08:41 AM

Having owned equipment made by Denon, Onkyo, Sherwood (when it was good) Harman-Kardon, Techincs, Genesis, Cerwin-Vega, Ohm, Mission, JVC (when it was good), Ampex VofM, Revox and others I can't remember, and having lived through the "Quadriphonic" era, I can honestly say that he mos stunning sound recording I ever heard was made by JVC in the late '70's. They termed it "Binaural"; it was recorded by placing the microphones in the center of a concert hall, roughly 4 feet from the floor, spaced at 8 inches apart; about the same location of a seated human beings ears; there was a realism in the sound I've never heard from any other recording since. I always wondered why more recordings weren't made this way.
As far as "Audiophiles" are concerned, I'm of the opinion that sound, like music, is so subjective that what sounds great to one pair of ears, sounds like shit to the next pair; I don't see an individuals preference as a point to argue. And I'll be damned if I've EVER heard a "pue" sound; it's like the elusive perfect amplifier: a straight wire with gain.

06-06-2003, 08:41 AM	#19 (permalink)
bullgoose Insane Location: Central N.Y.	Having owned equipment made by Denon, Onkyo, Sherwood (when it was good) Harman-Kardon, Techincs, Genesis, Cerwin-Vega, Ohm, Mission, JVC (when it was good), Ampex VofM, Revox and others I can't remember, and having lived through the "Quadriphonic" era, I can honestly say that he mos stunning sound recording I ever heard was made by JVC in the late '70's. They termed it "Binaural"; it was recorded by placing the microphones in the center of a concert hall, roughly 4 feet from the floor, spaced at 8 inches apart; about the same location of a seated human beings ears; there was a realism in the sound I've never heard from any other recording since. I always wondered why more recordings weren't made this way. As far as "Audiophiles" are concerned, I'm of the opinion that sound, like music, is so subjective that what sounds great to one pair of ears, sounds like shit to the next pair; I don't see an individuals preference as a point to argue. And I'll be damned if I've EVER heard a "pue" sound; it's like the elusive perfect amplifier: a straight wire with gain. __________________ "If I had it to do all over, I'd do it all over you."