Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/11/09

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Subject: Re: High end audio [Macintosh] and [Leica] photographic analogies
From: Ben <longjohn@netvigator.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1998 10:45:45 +0800

I'll give it a try.

In audio gear, I think the equivalent of "bokeh" is the airness of the
sound.  Not measureable, cannot be quantified and does not have an drastic
3-D effect.  Somehow, listeners will feel that the musicians are indeed
"there".   ^_^

Happy listening and photo-taking.



Martin V. Howard wrote:

> Custodian@aol.com wrote:
> >
> > There are companies like Jadis who make high end amplifiers
> > that don't measure well in bench tests but bring some special magic to
> > music - they are characterised by a very three dimensional
> > reproduction that other companies can't equal.
>
> Would that be the audio equivalent of "bokeh"? ;-)
>
> M.
>
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