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In the Thread: Aporia - Silbatone Acoustics speaker

Post Subject: HIStory / YOURstoryPosted by Joe Roberts on: 1/25/2009

I do not know that HP use to tell in 80s

I know you don't, that's why I seriously suggest you check it out.

The logic "musical intention of composer/conductor"-->minute analysis of 3D representation of orchestra performance in view of assumed intentionality-->marriage of objective and aesthetic criteria-->Real Music/Absolute Sound--> orchestral as ultimate raison d'etre/test of audio--> highest level of cultural achievement and audio system design--> -crumbs for the little people who "aren't there yet"...and so forth.

Pappy HP spread it out in 1983. He was more sophisticated in the early days than you give him credit for, especially by your own measures of superiority and system teleology.

Unfortunately, the equipment at his disposal at the time sucked but Jadis and Infinity IRS were the best he could scrape up. Today, I'd like to think he would have horns and a good triode amp.

By the 90s, TAS was on welfare and outside financial interests were driving content. It was a wasteland.

Surely you will find points of divergence, given that this your specialization, but what I'm hearing you say sounds quite "School of Sea Cliff" to me.

People who studied both early HP and neo-Romy might have more to add.

Anyhow, I think you probably need to get in touch with him

No thanks. It is enough of a shock to my self-image that I find myself celebrating his work in print.

But I think YOU might be seriously interested in learning more about your intellectual forebears.

J Rob

PS--By the way, Romy the Cat is the benefactor in Google search on Silbatone. Try it.

Don't worry...I won't bill you. Glad to support the effort.

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