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And that's the most important thing. But as we know, the struggles between audiophiles don't cease, and as has been the subject of debate in other topics, are audiophiles killing the industry of their own hobby? Perhaps the manifesto will help us understand what separates us...

And that's it! I tried to answer some basic questions that frequently arise among audiophiles. First of all, what is an audiophile? What does an audiophile seek? And what should be the reference sound for our home systems? Why are we audiophiles so attracted to home sound, since some say that...

... / ... But how do we know if the system is being faithful to the recording content? This is the question that makes this hobby simultaneously frustrating and fantastic. Frustrating because it can lead the audiophile into a veritable labyrinth with no apparent way out; fantastic because this...

CHAPTER VI THE (NEW) VIRTUAL REALITY (HOLY GRAIL OF SOUND?) Coming back to the incessant question: what should we expect from a so-called high-end system and why are we so seduced by this obsession with the best home reproduction? If an audio system does not, and cannot, have as its ultimate...

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... / ... The timbre In Burundi, drums are considered sacred. They are present in countless ceremonies, particularly those related to the cycle of life: birth and death. But what makes them special is that they are made from a special wood, which comes from a tree that only grows in the...

... / ... The detail When I think about the issue of detail, I invariably focus myself on the issue of so-called classical or erudite music, and the issues that a large orchestra raises. First and foremost when heard live. Where is the best place to listen? Right in the center of the...

... / ... Sound volume / Sound pressure. Concerts that use amplification are usually concerts for a large number of people, which implies large reserves of power, generating incredible sound pressures. This is the prevalence of quantity over quality. But this is where much of the energy that...

CAPÍTULO V LIVE and REPRODUCED MUSIC In the chapter III, in the search for the sound that must be the reference for a so-called high-end áudio domestic reproduction system, I already touched on some limitations of the listening experience of live music. But it is undeniable that live music...

CHAPTER IV WHAT MOTIVATES/PURSUES AN AUDIOPHILE? Knowing which standard should serve as a reference for the performance of our systems does not mean that it is (more) easy to achieve credible performance with that same standard. As we have already seen, it all starts with the difficulty of a...

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... / ... But here another problem arises, perhaps even more relevant. Fidelity to the standard reference in home reproduction is inevitably dependent on the recording, on the verisimilitude that it may have pursued and achieved in capturing the original timbre of the instrument(s). That doesn't...

Mike, Thank you so much for following my manifesto! (y) The ultimate goal of it, is to provoke (in a good way) the discussion. So, I'm really glad that conversation is happening! I made this text a long time ago, but outside of the audiophile friends group, it's never been released. And I did...

CHAPTER III HIGH FIDELITY TO WHAT? When we talk about audiophilia, we talk about the search for high-fidelity. But what exactly is this high fidelity? What is the ultimate purpose of hifi? Looking for a reproduction of reality, of original sound, of live sound? To test the response, it is...

Crwilli, Thank you very much! Thank you for the attentive reading that led to your analysis, which is much better than my text, adding tremendous value to it I therefore await the continuation of your in-depth and erudite analysis.