I found this definition:
sensibility
noun
an understanding of or ability to decide about what is good or valuable, especially in connection with artistic or social activities:
literary/musical/artistic/theatrical/aesthetic sensibility
The author has applied a modern sensibility (= way of understanding things) to the social ideals of an earlier age.
KankRat wrote:
I've been okay with it. Still have a lot of my gear from the late 80's 90's. Hearing is not what it used to be. So it does not matter.
There are a lot of parrels in the audio and camera world. Especially when it comes to older equipment.
The vinyl resurgence - and now tape. I actually saw reel to reels at AXPONA this year ($$$$$). Cassettes believe it or not are back to some degree.
Vintage gear is a thing. Freaking Marantz receivers selling for a couple grand.
I don't know if you looked but film cameras are way up.
kwoodard wrote:
Yeah, I have many Marantz receivers...mostly bought before the vintage tax came in to play.
I wish I never sold mine given what they go for now. I had the 2270 in the wood cabinet and the holy grail JBL L100s. I also had a quadrophonic system, with a monster Marantz receiver. I don't remember the model.
I sold all that stuff and got Adcom separates, the Nelson Pass designed amps. I still have those.
Yeesh. I started this thread sort of as a humorous diversion but with an eye toward how film and digital photography are different. I never would have guessed that it might take a left turn into audio gear. Or be taken all that seriously by film/digital enthusiasts.
jimmuller wrote:
Yeesh. I started this thread sort of as a humorous diversion but with an eye toward how film and digital photography are different. I never would have guessed that it might take a left turn into audio gear. Or be taken all that seriously by film/digital enthusiasts.
It's impressive how inevitably these discussions end up not with "how film and digital are different", which is obvious but with why in their right mind someone would prefer one or the other. In the audio world it's digital (cds or streaming) vs analog (primarily vinyl). Replace those words and it's primarily the same discussion.
KankRat wrote:
It's impressive how inevitably these discussions end up not with "how film and digital are different", which is obvious but with why in their right mind someone would prefer one or the other. In the audio world it's digital (cds or streaming) vs analog (primarily vinyl). Replace those words and it's primarily the same discussion.
The Cognitive Redundancy Principle crosses discipline boundaries!
FWIW (and some bragging), I pay no attention to most audio discussions. You see, I was a software engineer at Lexicon for 10 years. I've been a musician most of my life, first sang in public, ah, believe it or not, 75 years ago, and have had my own active band since 1978, with 2 vinyl records, 10 CD's, and a DVD. I also have rather too much technical education to be useful to anyone. But that means I understand the theory and practice of music reproduction, reinforcement, psycho-acoustics, signal processing, and wave propagation. I know the pros and cons of both digital and analog music. Audio gear (and owning a fast car) is like being a gunslinger in the US "old west" - on any given day there might be someone out there faster'n you or with a sound system more expensive than yours. So when I see arguments about audio I just walk away. At least no one mumbles about how much faster their film is!
