gpalmer
We are the weird ones.
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While I'm not sure I agree with your statements as written, I ran into the same basic tradeoff this week when I was comparing amplifers. One amplifer was amazingly detailed with everything it reproduced while the other tended to blur musical events together more. I personally preferred the amplifer that did not make each musical event stand out as much since to me it was producing the sound that seemed to match more closely with the level of detail I believed I would hear if I were listening to the music in person. It seemed that the music flowed better to me. I sure wouldn't say that the more detailed interpretation was flawed though. I can both understand what the detailed amplifer is doing and enjoy it's presentation even if ultimately my pesonal preferences lead me to prefer the less detailed reproduction. And I could see other folks being more attracted to the detailed presentation instead. Different strokes for different folks.
Originally Posted by Tomcat To me, detail is a flaw. I do not perceive audiophile-grade detail in a live concert, why should I want to perceive it when I listen to a recording? |
While I'm not sure I agree with your statements as written, I ran into the same basic tradeoff this week when I was comparing amplifers. One amplifer was amazingly detailed with everything it reproduced while the other tended to blur musical events together more. I personally preferred the amplifer that did not make each musical event stand out as much since to me it was producing the sound that seemed to match more closely with the level of detail I believed I would hear if I were listening to the music in person. It seemed that the music flowed better to me. I sure wouldn't say that the more detailed interpretation was flawed though. I can both understand what the detailed amplifer is doing and enjoy it's presentation even if ultimately my pesonal preferences lead me to prefer the less detailed reproduction. And I could see other folks being more attracted to the detailed presentation instead. Different strokes for different folks.