Trying to remember what I listened to in the 80's besides classic rock. Robert Cray, the Police, the Smiths, Rush, U2 and the Chile Peppers before they sold out (in my opinion lol, don't want to start anything here) can't remember the rest. Was a pretty bad time for music...
Trying to remember what I listened to in the 80's besides classic rock. Robert Cray, the Police, the Smiths, Rush, U2 and the Chile Peppers before they sold out (in my opinion lol, don't want to start anything here) can't remember the rest. Was a pretty bad time for music...
It's on my list to buy. I buy used cd's and convert to FLAC. I've NEVER seen a used copy of Jazz at the pawnshop.
It's pretty pricey to buy new, so I'm still on the hunt.
The HD 650 does do better with poorly or hotly mastered recordings than my other cans. There is also a personal element in determining what is a poor recording or not.
Classical recordings from the 50s have excellent sound quality. RCA Victor's living stereo recordings date from the early 50s. Some of Decca's mono recordings from the late 40s are also very decent and get better in the preceding years. Their engineers had been called on to develop tech that could detect German subs during the war, which ended up helping greatly in the development or high fidelity sound recording.
However, I also have a selection of acoustic recordings from 100+ years ago played on an acoustic phonograph that a (unfortunately ex) forum member graciously recorded and converted by mp3, and shared.
When I understood how these acoustic recordings were recorded it blew my mind. In the context of having been recorded without electricity, and played via actual needles, I consider the SQ excellent. The voices give me chills every time. Were you to play these recordings on an acoustic phonograph, you would be filling your room, with the songs of acoustically captured ghosts in the closest sense possible.
I remain forever grateful and indebted to that member in opening my eyes to what can constitute a good recording, and the musical endeavour of man.
FWIW I'm 30, and enjoy modern recordings
An example of an acoustic recording from 1917: Subject matter sung about sounds familiar in 2016.
I think as we gradually lose high frequency hearing with age, our brains compensate so it really goes unnoticed. A sudden hearing loss due to injury, etc. would be very noticeable because there is no time for adjustment.
on a lot of songs i hear like "fire cackling" sound, not sure if its static/damage on my 650hds, can anyone else on their 650hds check for me? do you hear that "fire cackling" sound in the beginning of this song?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Rndo8VOQuA
also do you hear cackling in this song when it goes b b b boooound 2 fall innn looove?
on a lot of songs i hear like "fire cackling" sound, not sure if its static/damage on my 650hds, can anyone else on their 650hds check for me? do you hear that "fire cackling" sound in the beginning of this song?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Rndo8VOQuA
also do you hear cackling in this song when it goes b b b boooound 2 fall innn looove?
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.....man, do I miss him
