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In the Thread: The Hand Clapping by Frank Berryman

Post Subject: Interesting that all audiophiles talk about musicPosted by noviygera on: 7/20/2012

This statement bothers me..."Let’s deal first with the definition of the absolute sound. It is, quite simply, the sound of acoustic instruments during a live performance in a specific performance space"
First of all absolute sound has nothing to do with music. Sound has nothing to do with music. Reproduction of THE sound has nothing to do with music. There was sound long before there was music and and long before humans walked around. And because music is sound arranged in time and space, any proper sound system must only be able to play the SOUND as close to the original sound. Then it will play music fine.
I just don't agree with any concept that ties a good sound system with reproduction of music. It must be tied to reproduction of sound. After this assessment of the article's main fault everything that follows becomes a faulty arguments.
Gera

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