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[Jerome W]

Serge,
I made one recording with the McIntosh MC2100. And one with the Nagra MSA.
Right now I cannot record at high SPL because the house is sleeping.
I woke up and could not sleep because of bad outcomes of my treatments on a few patients. Don't know if I am a real perfectionist. ( Look closely for the 300B monoblocks on the ground and remember the good times and laughings about your stunning gear on the floor ! )
Ivan is for sure a perfectionist.

[PHC1]

Originally Posted by Jerome W

Serge,
I made one recording with the McIntosh MC2100. And one with the Nagra MSA.
Right now I cannot record at high SPL because the house is sleeping.
I woke up and could not sleep because of bad outcomes of my treatments on a few patients. Don't know if I am a real perfectionist. ( Look closely for the 300B monoblocks on the ground and remember the good times and laughings about your stunning gear on the floor ! )
Ivan is for sure a perfectionist.

Jerome, sorry to hear about your worries, you are an orthodontist as far as I remember? Teeth are important but no one has ever died from an imperfect smile.

Yes, I do remember all the teasing, how can I forget? I actually bought a rack this time around first! Didn't stop me from enjoying my McIntosh and Lamm gear that was on the floor. It was convenient to switch cables and such.

Thank you for taking your time to do this.

[Jerome W]

Originally Posted by PHC1

Jerome, sorry to hear about your worries, you are an orthodontist as far as I remember? Teeth are important but no one has ever died from an imperfect smile.



Yes, I do remember all the teasing, how can I forget? I actually bought a rack this time around first! Didn't stop me from enjoying my McIntosh and Lamm gear that was on the floor. It was convenient to switch cables and such.



Thank you for taking your time to do this.

Yes Serge, I'm an orthodontist. Well sometimes I feel like a "wanabee" one !
I know. I'm not treating cancers. Hopefully !
I still have some trouble coping with poor outcomes / issues. The frontier between guiltiness and responsibility is thin. Or between "human" mistake and fault / incompetence.
Patients give their confidence in us. Not being up to the level I should makes me feel extremely guilty and sad.
And it is so easy to loose confidence in ourselves. Although I do know and "accept" that we all make mistakes. This acceptation of the reality is a challenge of everyday.
Will send the vids today ! Makes me think about something else !

[PHC1]

Originally Posted by Jerome W

Yes Serge, I'm an orthodontist. Well sometimes I feel like a "wanabee" one !
I know. I'm not treating cancers. Hopefully !
I still have some trouble coping with poor outcomes / issues. The frontier between guiltiness and responsibility is thin. Or between "human" mistake and fault / incompetence.
Patients give their confidence in us. Not being up to the level I should makes me feel extremely guilty and sad.
And it is so easy to loose confidence in ourselves. Although I do know and "accept" that we all make mistakes. This acceptation of the reality is a challenge of everyday.
Will send the vids today ! Makes me think about something else !

Jerome, don't be so hard on yourself. Yes, we all make mistakes. I believe if you honestly try your best and something doesn't work out, it is just another setback that you can improve on the next time around. Being honest with those who you treat and something doesn't go right, admitting something went wrong and you will try your best to fix the situation goes a long way to maintaining the relationship. Believe me, being in medicine, I've know plenty of doctors who actually didn't care or weren't honest and certainly did not always try their best or look out for the patient's best interest. Sad but true.

I don't know what you mean by "something else" for the vids but I only want the music video!!!!

[Jerome W]

Originally Posted by PHC1

Jerome, don't be so hard on yourself. Yes, we all make mistakes. I believe if you honestly try your best and something doesn't work out, it is just another setback that you can improve on the next time around. Being honest with those who you treat and something doesn't go right, admitting something went wrong and you will try your best to fix the situation goes a long way to maintaining the relationship. Believe me, being in medicine, I've know plenty of doctors who actually didn't care or weren't honest and certainly did not always try their best or look out for the patient's best interest. Sad but true.



I don't know what you mean by "something else" for the vids but I only want the music video!!!!

Yes you are right. Honesty is the key. I never hide to my patients the fact that something is wrong or not going the right way. Still, I cannot refrain myself from thinking that I was not careful enough and that an other way could have avoid the failure and lead to a better result.
A common cause of failure in orthodontics and many other fields, medical or not, is that we see way too many patients a day. The rhythm we impose on ourselves is sometimes just too hard. And we are fully responsible for that. The run for more efficiency and higher profits plays a role in our failures.
An other reason for failures is that the more you become recognized as a good pro, the more "desperate" or very difficult cases are sent to you.
Having less than 10% of failures in your patients is considered acceptable. I know quite a few orthodontists who would dream of having only 10% of failures.
The problem is that even only 5% of 400 patients a year is still 20 patients ! And with 5% of failures you are considered an "excellent" orthodontist. Well probably not by those 5% though.

Your last statement made me laugh. [emoji6]
I meant of course that music and hifi gear allow us to divert our minds from the miseries of life.

[PHC1]

Jerome, losing sleep and getting yourself upset and feeling tired or ill over the 5% will affect the rest of the 95%. Let it go, tomorrow is another day to make things perfect.

[Jerome W]

You are right buddy. Words of wisdom.
BTW I love your avatar !

[2fastdriving]

Originally Posted by Jerome W

Yes you are right. Honesty is the key. I never hide to my patients the fact that something is wrong or not going the right way. Still, I cannot refrain myself from thinking that I was not careful enough and that an other way could have avoid the failure and lead to a better result.
A common cause of failure in orthodontics and many other fields, medical or not, is that we see way too many patients a day. The rhythm we impose on ourselves is sometimes just too hard. And we are fully responsible for that. The run for more efficiency and higher profits plays a role in our failures.
An other reason for failures is that the more you become recognized as a good pro, the more "desperate" or very difficult cases are sent to you.
Having less than 10% of failures in your patients is considered acceptable. I know quite a few orthodontists who would dream of having only 10% of failures.
The problem is that even only 5% of 400 patients a year is still 20 patients ! And with 5% of failures you are considered an "excellent" orthodontist. Well probably not by those 5% though.

Your last statement made me laugh. [emoji6]
I meant of course that music and hifi gear allow us to divert our minds from the miseries of life.

Jerome, what great timing for your honest and transparent feelings about your career and your high expectations of yourself.

I'm also struggling. I'm in a completely different field. Been a programmer for 20 years, and a software development manager for almost 5.

I've been working with infrastructure for a long time. The software community has moved into the cloud and left me behind. Don't get me wrong, I'm learning all the latest stuff and getting the necessary skills now, but in this field, things are moving lightning fast.

But I have been trying to find a new job, and struggling to land something that I want. The downstream effect is feeling down and losing confidence. Then, I don't care about music or much else.

We've got to fight this. We have a ton of experience. We are established in our field. We can't let a speed bump take us down.

I'm trying to get back on track and enjoy music like I did before, and embrace my many hobbies. It's easier said than done.

I guess that I just want you to know, you're not alone in your expectations and disappointment, but we can rise above it.

[Jerome W]

Originally Posted by 2fastdriving

Jerome, what great timing for your honest and transparent feelings about your career and your high expectations of yourself.

I'm also struggling. I'm in a completely different field. Been a programmer for 20 years, and a software development manager for almost 5.

I've been working with infrastructure for a long time. The software community has moved into the cloud and left me behind. Don't get me wrong, I'm learning all the latest stuff and getting the necessary skills now, but in this field, things are moving lightning fast.

But I have been trying to find a new job, and struggling to land something that I want. The downstream effect is feeling down and losing confidence. Then, I don't care about music or much else.

We've got to fight this. We have a ton of experience. We are established in our field. We can't let a speed bump take us down.

I'm trying to get back on track and enjoy music like I did before, and embrace my many hobbies. It's easier said than done.

I guess that I just want you to know, you're not alone in your expectations and disappointment, but we can rise above it.

What an interesting post. Thanks a lot.
Yes, we are numerous with these feelings.
Your pseudo says a lot by the way : driving too fast ! The digital revolution affects all the fields of our lives, and I really mean ALL FIELDS. But you are clearly on the front line. Look what happened with the last security issue with High Sierra.
Thousands of engineers at Apple were able to protect the iphone in a way that the FBI cannot access it. And they did not see that bug on their OS !
Things are going too fast and it is a permanent challenge to keep up the pace.
And at the same time, mistakes and troubles and issues are more and more frequent. In all fields.
Seems that more and more people are just unable to focus and concentrate on what is really important. We are getting submerged by too many things at the same time. The feeling of sinking may arise.
I am confident that we will be able to remain conscious about the ways to deal with this reality. We are armed by our experience and years : I agree fully with you.
I am much more afraid about our kids and the new gens. They grow up with internet, the social networks and the invasion of the digital in all the fields of our lives. And they never knew something else. They do not have the reference of the "non digital" life. The plain and "normal" one.
I hope that you will find asap a satisfying way to deal with these issues. But I have no doubt that you will. Being conscious of the problem is already a huge part of the solution that will arise.

[PHC1]

Jerome, thanks for sending the video of the Falcons over. When the cat joined in for some critical listening, I burst out laughing. Evidently your cat is quite the "audiophile cat". They do have great ears and if he approves, there is no doubt in my mind the speakers are that good!

But in all seriousness, I did listen through my headphones and DAC to "gauge" the sound and the midrange purity is quite impressive with the Falcons. I would say that is the most important aspect of monitor speakers anyways. The Falcons sound very engaging and musical.