[Arny Krueger]

"Scott" wrote in message

On Jan 29, 10:26=A0am, ScottW
wrote:
On Jan 29, 8:18=3DA0am, Scott wrote:





On Jan 28, 2:37=3D3DA0pm, ScottW
wrote:

On Jan 28, 9:07=3D3D3DA0am, Scott
wrote:

In the real world of audio my
Forsell/Koetsu/ARC/Soundlabs with my collection of
LPs walks away from your Sansa Clip+ and
Altec-Lansin= g IEMs If one is looking for an
illusion of live music in their playback.

=3D3DA0Only in placement of the image to be in front
of you

No, not only imaging.

which you
obviously require for the illusion to be complete.

Absolutely.

=3D3DA0Many people can be quite satisfied with the
illusion headphone= s (o=3D r IEMs) can create.

Sure, so what?

=3D3DA0Not too mention that they are typically more
revealing with better FR, imaging resolution, and
noise level than speakers.

=3DA0"Imaging resolution?"

=A0Ability to pinpoin an instrument in the sound stage
(which typically spans your head). =A0Some would say
that is a small stage but the clarity is akin to a
magnifying glass allowing that space to contain so much
information that differentiates location and depth.

OK thanks for clarifying. Whether or not earbuds have
greater clarity as you have defined it, the aural
presentation is so far removed from any illusion of an
original soundstage one gets from live acoustic music
that it is a deal breaker if that aural illusion is what
one is persuing.

Scott, it's quite clear that you use loudspeaker reproduction as your
absolute standard. I seriously doubt that you listen to as much live music
as I do- for example during the weeks that I'm recording festivals, I listen
to up 24 hours or more live music in a single week. Furthermore, when I
listen to the recordings that I make, I am listening to recordings where I
had the opportunity to listen to the very same live performance that is on
the recording. I serious doubt that you have this level of familiarity with
live music and the live performances that are on the recordings that you
listen to.