The thing that many audiophiles fail to grasp is that there's a difference between listening and hearing. The fact is that I'm just as content listening to a recording of an old scratchy 78 with, say, Albert Schweitzer (yes, that guy) playing Bach on organ as the latest wunderkind flogging at the same work in surround-sound Dolbyized, whatever. I hear what AS was trying to say--he could have recorded the stuff on a steam calliope and still have gotten his point across.
My take anyway--it's rather difficult to explain. --Chuck
