Comments on: Picture Medley http://audiofederation.com/blog/archives/66 Sat, 30 Aug 2008 04:02:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 Comment on Picture Medley by: Mike http://audiofederation.com/blog/archives/66#comment-307 Mon, 06 Mar 2006 01:52:01 +0000 http://audiofederation.com/blog/archives/66#comment-307 Hi Romy, Yeah, I figured that was what you meant but I wanted to try to humorously address a few of the larger issues rather than duke it out, component by component, trying to show each other the errors of our ways. Yes, of course; we disagree with the 'so horribly perform in each own individual class' description. These components are excellent. Each of these components, like geniuses, do something very, very well. But they really should be in the right environment in order for them to perform at their best. Put them in with inappropriate components, you get inappropriate sound. Put them in with shit components, you get shit sound. Converting people into Zombies? We are not responsible for people enjoying their systems so much that they relax and become complacent about their search for the best system or slow down their exploration of types of music that they are not familiar with, no longer trying to find something that 'really sounds great on the system'. Well, then again, maybe we are :-) but lots of people lead busy lives and just want to relax and enjoy music and not make it their life's mission. I don't think this makes them Zombies... Take care, Mike Hi Romy,

Yeah, I figured that was what you meant but I wanted to try to humorously address a few of the larger issues rather than duke it out, component by component, trying to show each other the errors of our ways.

Yes, of course; we disagree with the ’so horribly perform in each own individual class’ description. These components are excellent. Each of these components, like geniuses, do something very, very well. But they really should be in the right environment in order for them to perform at their best. Put them in with inappropriate components, you get inappropriate sound. Put them in with shit components, you get shit sound.

Converting people into Zombies?

We are not responsible for people enjoying their systems so much that they relax and become complacent about their search for the best system or slow down their exploration of types of music that they are not familiar with, no longer trying to find something that ‘really sounds great on the system’.

Well, then again, maybe we are :-) but lots of people lead busy lives and just want to relax and enjoy music and not make it their life’s mission.

I don’t think this makes them Zombies…

Take care,
Mike

]]> Comment on Picture Medley by: Romy the Cat http://audiofederation.com/blog/archives/66#comment-305 Sat, 04 Mar 2006 22:00:02 +0000 http://audiofederation.com/blog/archives/66#comment-305 I do not think I mention prices anywhere. This subject does not bother me. When I called if Audio Halloween I meant the scare perforce and it has nothing to do with the “commercially available” audio. Furthermore, the Nordost, the WBT, the Lyra with contemporary arms, the ceramic MF driver and the EMM Labs have nothing to do with the “people who just want to go about their normal nice daytime lives”. Those components are so horribly perform in each own individual class that form my point of view they are the tools for convert normal people into audiophile zombie. Interestingly that any single person who I know and who have the compellations of above motioned products is a zombie, and his/her thinking and listening habbits clearly indicate it. That why I felt that your post with images is a Halloween parade of the ugliest costumes…. Rgs, Romy the Cat I do not think I mention prices anywhere. This subject does not bother me. When I called if Audio Halloween I meant the scare perforce and it has nothing to do with the “commercially available” audio. Furthermore, the Nordost, the WBT, the Lyra with contemporary arms, the ceramic MF driver and the EMM Labs have nothing to do with the “people who just want to go about their normal nice daytime lives”. Those components are so horribly perform in each own individual class that form my point of view they are the tools for convert normal people into audiophile zombie. Interestingly that any single person who I know and who have the compellations of above motioned products is a zombie, and his/her thinking and listening habbits clearly indicate it. That why I felt that your post with images is a Halloween parade of the ugliest costumes….

Rgs,
Romy the Cat

]]> Comment on Picture Medley by: Mike http://audiofederation.com/blog/archives/66#comment-304 Sat, 04 Mar 2006 17:57:12 +0000 http://audiofederation.com/blog/archives/66#comment-304 Hi Romy, Halloween? Well, I guess the prices *are* enough to put the scare into most people. Ya know, no matter how 'nightmarish' the components may or may not be on an absolute scale, our job is to offer the best sound *commercially available* for people who just want to go about their normal nice daytime lives and who do not want to spend a lot of time in haunted dealerships trick or treating and dodging wolfmen. If the research community can scare up some significantly better, commercially viable, alternatives in those lightning-powered laboratories of theirs, we are all ears and eyeballs and will work like the devil to promote it and get it into people's listening parlors. And if some (all?) manufacturers do indeed have a faint resemblance to Dr. Frankenstein, well, I have yet to see (while sober) any audio equipment come to life. But if any do, I am *definately* prepared to take pictures of it for the blog. [But, seriously, it was really supposed to be a *beauty pageant*, not a halloween party. Maybe if we had a swimsuit competition next time...] Hi Romy,

Halloween? Well, I guess the prices *are* enough to put the scare into most people.

Ya know, no matter how ‘nightmarish’ the components may or may not be on an absolute scale, our job is to offer the best sound *commercially available* for people who just want to go about their normal nice daytime lives and who do not want to spend a lot of time in haunted dealerships trick or treating and dodging wolfmen.

If the research community can scare up some significantly better, commercially viable, alternatives in those lightning-powered laboratories of theirs, we are all ears and eyeballs and will work like the devil to promote it and get it into people’s listening parlors.

And if some (all?) manufacturers do indeed have a faint resemblance to Dr. Frankenstein, well, I have yet to see (while sober) any audio equipment come to life. But if any do, I am *definately* prepared to take pictures of it for the blog.

[But, seriously, it was really supposed to be a *beauty pageant*, not a halloween party. Maybe if we had a swimsuit competition next time…]

]]> Comment on Picture Medley by: Romy the Cat http://audiofederation.com/blog/archives/66#comment-303 Sat, 04 Mar 2006 02:49:16 +0000 http://audiofederation.com/blog/archives/66#comment-303 The Nordost “sharp” cables, the WBT “waowy” binding posts, The Lyra’sa none-playable in conventional arms needles, EMM Labs SACD digital nightmare and this funny ceramic midrange drives… Wow, are you guys inertial to put those things together in order to threaten people. Is it sort of audio Halloween? The Nordost “sharp” cables, the WBT “waowy” binding posts, The Lyra’sa none-playable in conventional arms needles, EMM Labs SACD digital nightmare and this funny ceramic midrange drives… Wow, are you guys inertial to put those things together in order to threaten people. Is it sort of audio Halloween?

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