wht is the difference between good and bad sound ?

It's like asking what is the difference between good and bad food. I have no idea what "you" like to eat, but whatever it is I am sure you truly enjoy it.

I would have to agree with Mrtennis' point about experience. If we didn't have opinions based on experience all we would be left with is just sound.

Opinions derived from observation, experience and communication is what makes the world (and Audiogon) go round.

Anyway, bla bla bla, this is a bad thread...... or is it?

Mrtennis has waaaay too much time on his hands. Plus I think he watched too many Woody Allen movies and saw too much dialog between Allen and Diane Keaton. Only those were pretty well done and actually made sense. Mrtennis just likes to toss out crazy notions and see how people react. We should probably ignore his silly posts and leave him to his boom box and therapy sessions.

ok 9rw you win. my next post will not be silly, academic or philosophical.

i don't think ideas are crazy, but perhaps of interest in an academic environemnt, hence not so practical. still, it is interesting to discuss the abstract once in a while.

i have thought about this and there is no definitive answer.

there are basically three different judgment criteria:

the subjective

fidelity to the recording

realism of timbre