Re: Digital to Analog downloading Question ?

"Jenn" <jennconductsREMOVETHIS@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> I disagree.  Live acoustic music ALWAYS displays
> distinctive qualities that separate it from any recorded
> sound.

I don't think you have the evidence at your disposal that it should take
to 
say that with such certainty.

>  Live acoustic music produced in Alice Tully,
> whether full or empty, will always sound like live music,
> and recorded sound has never displayed the those
> distinctive qualities.

That would be limited by your personal experiences, no?

> For example, it's easy to tell
> the difference between an oboe and an English Horn in any
> live situation I've ever experienced, even when you don't
> know the score and can't see which instrument is being
> played.

I don't see how that is relevant.

> It's often possible to even tell the make and
> model of the instrument.  In the case of recordings, it's
> sometimes impossible to tell the difference.

We all know that some recordings are badly made and/or processed heavily. 
Sometimes they are processed to obscure these sorts of things. What does 
that say with certainty about recordings made by the best of means? I 
think - it says nothing.