hmmmn

hi richard,

nice thought provoking thread.

i guess in my view that i have learnt to choose hifi equipment that enables me to enjoy as much of my collection as i can at as long time periods as possible.

this to me means that i am one getting spirtual value from the musicians message , two getting a value for money in cost of software / hardware that pleases my conscience , three a sense of smug satifaction that there are people who buy hi fi equipment that costs an outrageous amount of money and they do not enjoy using it and so blabber on endlessly about science this and measurement that. wrong !!!

i still don't see making hi fi equipment as an art form except maybe in the visual aesthetic sense.

many moons ago i posted a comment here that was misunderstood by numerous people.

who would you rather listen too julian bream on a £25 acoustic guitar from argos or my nan on a beautiful top of the range hand crafted artisan bespoke guitar. oh and my nan is deaf and can't play a note for toffee.

in other words the harmonically distorted, buzzing and rattling  guitar will still sound better musically than the beautiful guitar played by an inferior player. this is the only law of music.

of course you would want to listen to the better guitarist !!! ( not my nan.)

but many people choose not to get hi fi gear in this way.

i am a musician , dj , songwriter , producer and engineer to so according to most hi fi buffs i know zilch about hi fi.

suits me fine as music is my business not hi fi.

cest la vie.

just my opinion.

regards.

darryl