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In the Thread: MacondoLite
Post Subject: The inevitability of imitationPosted by decoud on: 8/22/2009
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It is true, Romy, that the Macondo is not *just* a set of horns and drivers, but nonetheless it *is* a set of horns and driver without which it is impossible to give body to the ideas that you talk about. Someone who has not heard the S2, for example, in the way in which you suggest one uses it, would be hard pressed to achieve the same result simply by following what you say. To navigate anywhere in the space of reproduction possibilities we need not just intelligence and musical sensitivity but tangible landmarks: imitation is therefore inevitable, it seems to me, at least for those who do not live near you and cannot hear directly what it is you are describing. It is not sufficient, but it is necessary.
I should add, incidentally, that the "lite" moniker came from the relative lightness of the horns, not any levity in the intention behind them.
Rgds, D
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