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Originally Posted by LFF  Sigh. 
Your shutting your world off to a lot of great recordings by sticking to these standards. The best recordings I have ever heard contain hiss and are analog and were recorded back in the 50's and 60's.  |
Not at all. I have a huge amount of historical recordings. Everything from 78's to mono LPs to cd transfers. When I use the the word RECORDING I'm talking exactly about that: the technical capture of the sound on tape/shellac/cd whatever. The PERFORMANCE is another matter. Some of the greatest Prokofieff ever came from Ormandy in Philadelphia. I'll take it, hiss and all. It's a great performances, but the recording quality is clearly not up to modern standards. I love the old Weingartner/Brahms recordings, but those are 80 years old now. When I listen with headphones I want the best sound possible. I listen to lots of older recordings, but I use speakers. There were some fine recordings made in the 50's and 60's with really great sound that I don't mind with headphones, but they're in the minority. I also realize all too well that there are some superb recordings that are hampered by dull, uninspired performances. Too many of those are being made these days.
