Re: Digital to Analog downloading Question ?

On Apr 12, 10:13 am, "Arny Krueger" <ar...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> "Sonnova" <sonn...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message

> > Yet we can always tell live from canned - from any of
> > those seats. That's why live music played in real space
> > is the one absolute reference in audio
>
> Except that that  live music played in real space is not just one thing.
It
> is as many different things there are seats in the auditorium and on
stage.

That's why calling it an "absolute reference" is nonsensical. It isn't
absolute.

It's really a subjective standard, based (let us hope) on objective
experiences. And being subjective, it is subject to a whole lot of
influences (including, ironically, our experiences of recorded
music!).

bob