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Can Gear make up for source material?

post #1 of 6
12/18/11 at 8:44am
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My first thought was no it can't, once its lost there is no way to make it get even close to its potential but then I watched a PeachTree audio review on the MusicBox and they claimed that it was designed to make up for some of the compression. I ask because I have tons of music and a pretty good Audio rig but i am always looking to take it to the next level.

 

Computer rig:

Digidesign 003r (pro-audio interface AD/DA Converter) -> Digidesign Command 8 (Monitor controller) -> Event TR8 monitors or AKG K702

 

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post #2 of 6
12/18/11 at 5:45pm

I don't think so, however, if a headphone has really strong bass, and a recording doesn't, it can improve the quantity of that frequency, but still not the quality. The only thing that seems to improve the quality for me is upsampling, or the BBE MP EQ on my Cowon S9, which does upsampling.

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post #3 of 6
12/19/11 at 6:32am

I would suggest using lossless so there is no question about the quality of your media.

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post #4 of 6
12/19/11 at 6:44am
The adage RUBBISH IN RUBBISH OUT applies to source material.
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post #5 of 6
12/19/11 at 10:06am
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Originally Posted by smial1966 View Post

The adage RUBBISH IN RUBBISH OUT applies to source material.


Exactly.

 

If you want a high quality music system, you have to start with high quality media.

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post #6 of 6
12/19/11 at 10:21am

I believe some recorded material can make up for low quality speakers. Recording of solo instruments can make really bad speakers sound like they're pretty awesome. Give the same speakers an orchestra and the poor quality is revealed.

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