Re: Digital to Analog downloading Question ?

On Sun, 13 Apr 2008 19:11:21 -0700, Jenn wrote
(in article <ftueg90qog@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>):

> In article <ftt3pv01a7d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
>  Sonnova <sonnova@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> 
>> No, I mean ALWAYS. A trumpet NEVER sounds like a saxophone or a violin,
or 
>> a 
>> piano or even a coronet. It always sounds like a trumpet and if one
knows 
>> what a live trumpet sounds like one will always recognize it regardless
of 
>> venue or circumstance - even blindfolded, one will recognize it.
> and...
>> I disagree. A trumpet sounds like a trumpet and a live one sounds
different 
>> than the same trumpet played by the same lips through an audio system.
> 
> Exactly right, IMO.  There is no mistaking the sound of acoustic 
> instruments played (or sung) live.
> 
> It seems to me that what we're saying is that the reference isn't THE 
> trumpet played in THE acoustic space, as heard from THE certain seat.  
> Rather, it's A POSSIBLE trumpet, played in A POSSIBLE space, as heard 
> from SOME seat.  That is different from ANY audio system.  To the extent

> that a system in your home can, with given software, remind you of that 
> (those) sound(s), you have a winner.

Yep.
> 
> You mention Stanford: nice Wind Ensemble there.  I have heard the other 
> ensembles there, but the WE has come a long ways in recent years.

Yes, I have some fantastic recordings I've made there.