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In the Forum: Playback Listening
In the Thread: My Audio Philosophy
Post Subject: Complex systems make good playback harderPosted by rowuk on: 10/27/2019
 Paul S wrote:
.......By the way, Robin, when I referred to "Furtwangler's incomparable war time Beethoven 7" in my Neumann mic post a while back I of course meant his 9th. You mention how great performances "trump" the gear, or even the recording itself, and here's an excellent case in point. So very true, and what a shame so many people miss so much while listening to the sound itself and/or the gear. C'est la Guerre. There have been several posts over the years opining in various ways that a well chosen table radio is better for listening to Music than a "pretentious" hi-fi system. Generally speaking, I agree.
Paul S

Perhaps we could create a postulate that with increasing system complexity, it gets harder to get good sound - not easier.
Actually, Furtwänglers Beethoven 7 from 1943 is VERY, VERY good. Some reviewer said something like “Two sayings come to mind when one thinks of the Beethoven Seventh: Wagner described it as the 'Apotheosis of the Dance' whereas Weber declared that his fellow composer was nuthouse-bound on the evidence of the first movement.”. This is what I hear in that 7th.

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