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post #31 of 35
8/9/08 at 7:33am
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Originally Posted by tfarney View Post
It doesn't sound crazy to me.

"Too far" is when you sit there, looking through your CD (or album or music files) collection, and find yourself skipping over really good music because it doesn't "sound" good enough. And of course, that's just the audiophile entry drug. You've really crossed over to the dark side when you find yourself buying "audiophile" recordings, not because you actually like Dianna Krall (just an example, maybe not even a good one) better than Bruce Springsteen, but because the recording makes your gear sound better.

Too far. Stupid far. Been there, done that. Turned around and walked away.

Tim
I do that, and I'm scarcely even an audiophile. There isn't any pleasure in listening to music that is a sonic wall because of compression, clipping and so on. Happily, the search for better quality recordings has lead me to find that quality recordings often coincide with quality of music. Popular drivel that has not a single real instrument and vocals that have run the full gamut of processing just to bring them within close to key tends to coincide with the worst quality recordings. Conversely, obscure bands that still demonstrate talent and produce real music are often better recorded. I don't feel as though I'm missing out.
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post #32 of 35
8/9/08 at 7:57am
I will let you know when I have found it. A system that reproduce exactly the original recording, nothing less and nothing more.
Until then I keep on striving...
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post #33 of 35
8/9/08 at 1:19pm
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Originally Posted by larry.said View Post
I . LPs that have been recorded 30 years ago, depending on the recording studio and the equipment, will always sound terrible.
Maybe I'm just crazy
Recordings from 40 years ago (pre Solid State) sound better than anything after.
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post #34 of 35
8/9/08 at 2:38pm
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Originally Posted by krmathis View Post
I will let you know when I have found it. A system that reproduce exactly the original recording, nothing less and nothing more.
Until then I keep on striving...
Mee Too!
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post #35 of 35
8/9/08 at 7:28pm
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Originally Posted by regal View Post
Recordings from 40 years ago (pre Solid State) sound better than anything after.

there are various well and lessor known flaws in all recording/mixing/mastering processes

just because something is old is no guarantee of quality - for a obscure class of flaws that modern digital recording avoids - but all analog master tapes and any phono playback system has in spades see/hear:

Plangent Processes - Examples
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