tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post7236568372872516328..comments2024-03-28T20:21:36.177-07:00Comments on <em>Archimago's Musings</em>: MUSINGS: "People, please, you want to grow our industry?" - Comments on Jonathan Scull's Stereophile article and what is "High End" audio good for?Archimagohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08642574001287787545noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-28061684399004671992021-05-16T16:21:34.082-07:002021-05-16T16:21:34.082-07:00I think Mr Hirsch would roll over in his grave to ...I think Mr Hirsch would roll over in his grave to be mentioned as belonging to a category containing the other three you mention. senorxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13426273045349972760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-17565698320814923412021-04-30T21:05:35.841-07:002021-04-30T21:05:35.841-07:00Thanks for the note jabberstroker,
Welcome to the ...Thanks for the note <em>jabberstroker</em>,<br />Welcome to the hi-fi hobby and hope you achieve great sounds without too much money and definitely without money going towards highly irrelevant products.<br /><br />Interesting comment on the Amanita and I'll check out the links. Not a "psychonaut" myself but I know work is being done in the psychedelic substances again for Archimagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642574001287787545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-37644570184251592722021-04-29T01:28:33.641-07:002021-04-29T01:28:33.641-07:00Thanks for the great blog, been getting into hi-fi...Thanks for the great blog, been getting into hi-fi recently and some of the stuff I read on forums is baffling, and sometimes I don't know what to believe. People like you help me save money and focus on the important stuff.<br /><br />However, as an annoying pedant, I wanna point out something irrelevant. Amanita mushrooms are easily detoxified, have cultural / religious significance, and I jabberstrokerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10803681557287433169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-15551507967705891202020-12-29T09:56:02.075-08:002020-12-29T09:56:02.075-08:00As always late to the comments.
Thanks Arch for pr...As always late to the comments.<br />Thanks Arch for providing me a moniker I've been searching for for years,<br />"Hardware Audiophile". BrilliantAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13431364843831931270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-39182128153331290252020-12-24T09:00:37.681-08:002020-12-24T09:00:37.681-08:00Yeah, most reviews should be taken with a truck lo...Yeah, most reviews should be taken with a truck load of salt IMO...<br />Damn the bastards with that kind of attitude!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-59391479092668722742020-12-24T06:44:02.028-08:002020-12-24T06:44:02.028-08:00I have always steered as clear of ads as possible,...I have always steered as clear of ads as possible, as they are all made to sell dreams, not merchandise. I feel the same way with people like Mr. Scull, because in my humble opinion, any business that is not able to maintain a solid balance, quality- and money-wise, is doomed to disappear. This is a natural law, which is governed by the sensible acting (or not) by the consumers. And it is as it Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-61996312501350791382020-12-21T12:58:44.460-08:002020-12-21T12:58:44.460-08:00I was fortunate enough to get an education in the ...I was fortunate enough to get an education in the magazine business long ago and it's served me well.<br /><br />Long ago and far away I spent $1,000's of dollars a month on magazine ads for products I manufactured, in high end magazines aimed at a niche audience. These were top of the line magazines in their field, very respected. The editors made it very clear that reviews were paybackUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11180836705700168108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-14523129943632881202020-12-21T07:59:50.967-08:002020-12-21T07:59:50.967-08:00https://www.musicradar.com/news/exclusive-recordin...https://www.musicradar.com/news/exclusive-recording-mccartney-iii<br /><br />Good read about real-life music production. Note the mix of analog and digital, such as the use of tape to get a specific sound which is then mixed digitally. IMHO it is useful to understand how music is produced as that frequently determines how good or bad it will sound on our equipment. gnickershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17002360536145273896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-56325938742767958992020-12-20T00:22:14.672-08:002020-12-20T00:22:14.672-08:00One more thing.
Remember that NOS DACs do still p...One more thing.<br /><br />Remember that NOS DACs do still play back "little square waves". So while for the most part with 'orthodox' converters, sine waves are smooth and not jagged, there will be times where some audiophiles for some reason prefer unfiltered digital!<br /><br />Bizarre isn't it that it's actually in the audiophile world where on the one hand there'Archimagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642574001287787545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-40419308490647240612020-12-19T23:58:31.220-08:002020-12-19T23:58:31.220-08:00Hey Gilles,
Nice hearing from you and hope you and...Hey <em>Gilles</em>,<br />Nice hearing from you and hope you and yours are doing well!<br /><br />Yeah. More clickbait stuff and again, I'm not exactly sure what the point is... BTW, I spoke about "truthiness" back in 2015 already and how so much of the audiophile industry tries to sell us "truthy"-sounding attributions of why their products <em>might</em> sound better Archimagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642574001287787545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-55681038990783170492020-12-19T15:08:15.270-08:002020-12-19T15:08:15.270-08:00The next big thing in my mind will be spatial audi...The next big thing in my mind will be spatial audio in headphones. Audio is increasingly mobile and to the extent we can simulate surround sound and hrtf that will open a new avenue for people without the ability to have a dedicated listening room or home theater to have a similar experience. It won't be perfect as you won't feel the bass, but I think it will be close enough for most. <brRDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06928915370022771879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-82472807020991170852020-12-19T10:09:05.684-08:002020-12-19T10:09:05.684-08:00Hi Archimago. I noticed you intervened in the late...Hi Archimago. I noticed you intervened in the latest objective/subjective Jim Austin paper in Stereophile. I love reading the comments this click-bait always generates...The most funny one was from this guy Jack L. that says he relies on Physics ( to justify a 125K$ 17W/ch tube amp) while repeating the falsehood about digital being little square waves! I think the explanatory video https://GillesPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04012946247527660963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-33113975825534988992020-12-18T19:22:09.996-08:002020-12-18T19:22:09.996-08:00Great stuff you have there Erin! Have a great holi...Great stuff you have there <em>Erin</em>! Have a great holiday season...<br />Archimagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642574001287787545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-36492311418888618522020-12-16T12:19:06.025-08:002020-12-16T12:19:06.025-08:00Archimago, thanks for the plug. I appreciate the ...Archimago, thanks for the plug. I appreciate the support. And, yes, 80's music is my life blood! Keep fighting the good fight.<br /><br />- Erin @ Erin's Audio CornerAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04719868578902132926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-77575498011594664122020-12-13T16:01:04.511-08:002020-12-13T16:01:04.511-08:00Thanks for trying :-)
Otherwise, no problem. I bou...Thanks for trying :-)<br />Otherwise, no problem. I bought the TV (Philips Android), it plays flac and all video formats, it shows album covers, I can turn off the screen and just listen to music, remote has a mic for google and youtube, and the sound through optical on my active speakers is indistinguishable compared to CD player, so I think I nailed it with absolutely minimalistic setup fith (Goranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00575543114060447009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-8386756628041582282020-12-12T15:18:56.729-08:002020-12-12T15:18:56.729-08:00Yup. Happy Holidays gnickers.Yup. Happy Holidays <em>gnickers</em>.<br />Archimagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642574001287787545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-7071198169355207012020-12-12T15:17:46.171-08:002020-12-12T15:17:46.171-08:00Oh man Steven.
This also brings me to the book - ...Oh man <em>Steven</em>.<br /><br />This also brings me to the book - <em>Bullshit Jobs: A Theory</em>:<br />https://amzn.to/3gFbRk5<br /><br />Here's the author's essay from 2013:<br />https://www.strike.coop/bullshit-jobs/<br /><br />A lot of "phony-baloney jobs" out there these days and I think we all know it even if it's hard to talk about sometimes.Archimagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642574001287787545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-25936508907840966132020-12-12T15:13:07.687-08:002020-12-12T15:13:07.687-08:00LOL.
"What is it good for? WAR!"
Merry...LOL.<br /><br />"What is it good for? WAR!"<br /><br />Merry Christmas <em>Jack</em>.<br />Archimagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642574001287787545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-45749960786948383212020-12-12T15:10:05.351-08:002020-12-12T15:10:05.351-08:00Hi Rowuk,
You're right, it would be nice to ha...Hi <em>Rowuk</em>,<br />You're right, it would be nice to have easily appreciated measured properties like top speed, acceleration, mileage, etc... These things in a vehicle we can easily attribute a certain <em>value</em> to and a certain <em>desirability</em> to (it's cool to have the fastest car among friends).<br /><br />The problem with audio IMO is that it's simply not hard to Archimagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642574001287787545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-66400092874982559342020-12-12T14:53:35.215-08:002020-12-12T14:53:35.215-08:00Well said KO,
While there are lots of "bad&qu...Well said <em>KO</em>,<br />While there are lots of "bad" things that people have been subjected to and misinformation to be found on the Internet, that freedom has I think (I hope) been a good thing for historically sheltered topics like audiophilia.<br /><br />While not all articles or all writers are as poor as the Scull article in <em>Stereophile</em>, they indeed are no longer one Archimagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642574001287787545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-42671896189163057572020-12-12T14:40:25.786-08:002020-12-12T14:40:25.786-08:00Thanks for the note Unknown!
I see in your story ...Thanks for the note <em>Unknown</em>!<br /><br />I see in your story the evolution of what I think this hobby in many ways should be about. IMO, it's not supposed to be just a "study" in commercialization of products and just buying or "hoarding" of things ("late stage capitalism" I think another reader said) but more a personal journey in understanding, applyingArchimagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642574001287787545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-48122950766421850302020-12-12T14:31:14.260-08:002020-12-12T14:31:14.260-08:00Yup... Good 'ol Peter Aczel. Thanks for sharin...Yup... Good 'ol Peter Aczel. Thanks for sharing <em>DColby</em>.Archimagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642574001287787545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-53782600986995315732020-12-12T14:29:38.593-08:002020-12-12T14:29:38.593-08:00Hey Turrican,
Happy holidays!
Yeah, I think this ...Hey <em>Turrican</em>,<br />Happy holidays!<br /><br />Yeah, I think this was part of the thesis behind the documentary <em>"The Corporation"</em> (2003):<br />https://youtu.be/zpQYsk-8dWg<br /><br />The idea of corporations, industries willing to engage in "antisocial" traits ("fight, cheat, manipulate, obfuscate...") which we as individuals would not do because of Archimagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642574001287787545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-641586361977001782020-12-12T14:22:50.605-08:002020-12-12T14:22:50.605-08:00Hey Joe,
I am glad that YouTube has provided an av...Hey <em>Joe</em>,<br />I am glad that YouTube has provided an avenue for some audio reviewers and writers to do work and hopefully have their productions monetized given the time and efforts.<br /><br />That is the only way to at least attempt to maintain independence. Have enough viewers so that companies are compelled to send products for an honest review, and have the reviewer's thoughts Archimagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642574001287787545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-57082417535497240222020-12-12T14:03:28.083-08:002020-12-12T14:03:28.083-08:00Great stuff Giraffe,
Love the classic humor! Yeah,...Great stuff <em>Giraffe</em>,<br />Love the classic humor! Yeah, we don't see hi-fi comedy these days. Maybe another reflection of how small the market is in the eyes of consumers these days?<br /><br />I can certainly think of some very funny skits that could be done with modern products for those of us still "in the know" with current brands and devices; but I don't think Archimagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642574001287787545noreply@blogger.com