otowick

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Holy Grail of Audio Systems
I agree with Muzikat.And I don't know anyone *on earth* that knows "exactly" how the brain processes sound.enjoy your music. 
classical suggestions
I would recommend "The Classical Music Experience" by Dr. Julius Jacobson. Comes with 2 sampler CD's that allow you to read and then listen to excerpts from the composer. It was just what i was looking for when i wanted to learn more about classic... 
Has anyone else noticed this about Mozart ....
Enjoyed reading the responses by pragmatist, tireguy, and dlshifi. learned a bunch. thanks for the posts. commentaries like these are why i keep coming back to the 'gon. 
hearing loss from compressed music
i find the mentioned web page to be totally without merit. it is not science at all, not even correct basic (although complex) biology. perhaps much was lost in the translation.makes about as much sense as vision and/or brain damage from black and... 
The plight of SACD....
Twl, the more i read about the compromises and complexities inherent in the digital format, the more i am inclined to believe you about vinyl...however, i also agree w/ ghostrider and others about if music's the thing, the largest catalog wins. 
Digital SYstems Wars, Pt. 2 SACd vs DVD-A
phasecorrectthanks for the info on the post, very informative. don't know if you're following this thread anymore. being new to this audiophilism myself, i have been researching this topic with some interest. seems to me that many on this site fav...