Quote:I just think we have different ideas of what "neutral" should be
I would have to agree with you there, I think we all have our own ideas of neutral (I mean besides measuring ad nauseam ). But Steve does pay attention to what people like. When I was speaker shopping at his place (when I wound up picking the MG-944) he played the HDT for me - he seemed excited to have me hear it, then one look at my face and he shut it off. Yeah, it had detail, but cripes it was high-end+++
Quote:And yeah I know tape decks are amazing, I've experienced quite a few early on in my audio days, but man, I just can't live with the limited yet ridiculously priced software, sorry. It's too "audiophile" to listen to a limited amount of expensive stuff just cause it sounds so good, not my thing.
Agreed again, I've put a pause on tapes. I actually had my Otari sold before I realized the HR-1 weren't for me. So I still have an inexpensive deck and a huge pile of tapes, but I'm taking a break for a bit and focusing on my digital now that I have the DS. I'll come back to tape soon though, I just don't like having to hunt down media.