Please Read and express your feelings and opinions....

The Third Half strikes me as an excellent name for a bar.

@geoffkait 

"That is illogical, Captain. We actually can not (rpt not) measure soundstage height or any other dimension, the sound characteristics of the recording venue, sweetness, warmth, presence, wetness, bass tautness, transparency, glare, things of that nature. As I read your manifesto, the ability to measure anything is pretty much your whole premise.Better luck next time."

There it is, you liar. 2 pages back. 

@viridian 

The vast majority of the concerts I've been to have been outside and powerfully amplified. The few events I've attended in an auditorium without amplification aren't something I'd enjoy hearing in my living room. I wouldn't want a recording that sounded 50 to 75 feet away. Trying to capture that essence is of low to no priority to me. Very little of what I listen to is recorded in a live performance setting. It's mostly studio work. Live recordings really don't have much depth or image specificity, generally, unless they're very artfully recorded to capture that in a venue set up specifically to capture that. I know tone chasers are a different bunch. I don't really understand the more extreme of that crowd. I think I and them are using stereos for very different purposes. 

Kosst_, thank you. Yes, we probably listen for different things, and that’s great. There is enough gear out there to please everyone’s preferences. I’m glad that you have found a rig that suits you.