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<!-- #thumb --> <p>My friend Walter was visiting yesterday and we were swapping stories between tracks in the listening room. *He told me one that really hit the mark many of us can relate to.</p>
<p>While attending a cocktail party several years ago with a very famous high end audio designer, the two were only half listening to the band on stage. *At one point the trumpet player in the band played a loud note from his horn. *The designer covered his ears and said “now THAT’s what I call harsh!” assuming the band was amplified.</p>
<p>“No, they’re not amplified, that’s just the way the instrument sounds” replied Walter.</p>
<p>“Really, if that sounded the same on my stereo system I’d go back to the design lab. *Too harsh for my tastes”.</p>
<p>Isn’t it just like us to cringe when our systems don’t sound the way we expect? *If live is what we’re after, then sometimes we’re going to have to tolerate the blat of a trumpet or the bark of a saxophone.</p>
<p>After all, music isn’t always pretty.</p>
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<p>While attending a cocktail party several years ago with a very famous high end audio designer, the two were only half listening to the band on stage. *At one point the trumpet player in the band played a loud note from his horn. *The designer covered his ears and said “now THAT’s what I call harsh!” assuming the band was amplified.</p>
<p>“No, they’re not amplified, that’s just the way the instrument sounds” replied Walter.</p>
<p>“Really, if that sounded the same on my stereo system I’d go back to the design lab. *Too harsh for my tastes”.</p>
<p>Isn’t it just like us to cringe when our systems don’t sound the way we expect? *If live is what we’re after, then sometimes we’re going to have to tolerate the blat of a trumpet or the bark of a saxophone.</p>
<p>After all, music isn’t always pretty.</p>
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