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In the Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity.
Post Subject: What Is Audible, and What Is BetterPosted by Paul S on: 8/25/2019
Robin, it has been interesting over the years that Europeans seem to express fewer frustrations with their AC power than Americans do. And I know from reading and some personal communications that many hi-fi nuts who live in SE Asia consider UPS a necessity. For me, although I am happy to talk about it, it is a simple matter of fact that "The sound quality varies like a ghoulish accordion", or something to that effect, which I wrote near the beginning of this thread, many years ago. And these variations are often (usually) in perfect accord with AC quality (or, lack thereof). When it comes to deep listening to serious Music, we are well into aspects of specific pitch, timbre, timing, and dynamics that distinguish one instrument or instrumentalist or vocalist from another, and how the voices interact, and how the performers and the audience interact, and the venue, on and on. Although "consistent" AC might be something equipment designers could allow for, I think the problems we are dealing with are both myriad and systemic, and we are probably stuck with these problems, or some other systemic issues, until we develop some other energy source, or at least another way to deliver it. Whatever we do with AC, "better" means a clearer perspective that provides us better insight, and for me this includes the opportunity to continue listening and re-listening to venerable works in my collection. As I have said before, absent this, I'm out of this game.
Best regards,Paul SRerurn to Romy the Cat's Site