Eds1000 wrote:
surely for hi-fi the main quantity has to be function -ie it has to play music well, everything else is secondary.The art is in the mix match of components/layout/function & not art for arts sake as in a faberge egg which has no function,
regards.
In that case, hi-fi has no function, because music itself has no function, as is music not also justart for arts sake? The 'function' of a piece of Faberge is to give pleasure. It does thisby making itsbeauty visible through the mediumofexquisite craftsmanship.
Music issimilarly made real to us bythe craftsmanship of the maker of the instrument andtheskill of the person playing it. Adding reproduction equipmentjust means there are more links in the chain.
But as with the Faberge egg, the craftsmanship is not just in the manufacture. Does our equipment not also give us pleasure as a result of the way it looks and feels?
This works on all levels of the senses too. Personally, I get a great deal of pleasure from my equipment. I particularly like the sound that gloss perspex makes when being kicked, extremely bloody hard, after a particularly challenging modification goes tits up, but that's another story.