"Bridge Over Trouble Water" sounds artificial

During the pandemic I've been upgrading my sound system. I used to enjoy Simon & Garfunkel, "Bridge Over Trouble Water". With my upgraded equipment the hi resolution audio sounds very synthetic, with one track on top of another, not like real music at all. The voices are doubled and violins just layered on top. On my same system, I played a live concert of Andre Previn playing Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue". It sounded real and beautiful, like a live performance. Am I doing something wrong?

aeschwartz08-16-2020 7:37pm

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asvjerry Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 4,578 posts 08-18-2020 at 05:02am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete +1, maps....I listen to a rather wide variety of selections chosen for a variety of reasons. Some for the song itself, some for the dynamics (subtle or strong), and a few just for the grins... An example; I have the 'straight version(s) as well... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGpkNPbSa2Q Yes, terribly 'off the wall'....;) But I like to think of it as an object lesson in the 'power of music' and the rather blatant parallels that certain genres can potentally evoke in and within our society.... L Yes, a heavy-handed commentary...akin to F. Zappa being told to 'shut up and play your guitar...." Enjoy what you do...ignore the rest of us as needed or desired. S Play on, J
jjss49 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 6,612 posts 08-18-2020 at 05:23am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete op's query has been covered well here suffice it to say that most pop/rock recordings are mastered without any thought to how they will sound on high end system hi end hi fi is a niche... mass market recordings truly don't give a sh*t
dave_b Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 3,159 posts 08-18-2020 at 11:41am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Systems that Emphasize imperfections in recordings have become synonymous with High Resolution Sound...the details are present on most systems, but the emphasis is more on the Music rather than the artifacts of a recording. Been there and found it antithetical to the enjoyment of music. Two words to avoid when building a system are Flat and High Resolution!
gosta Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 839 posts 08-18-2020 at 03:16pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Disagree.
onhwy61 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 5,201 posts 08-18-2020 at 03:26pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete To build upon Dave b's post -- if you put together a system that makes music you love sound bad, then what exactly have you accomplished? As a thought experiment, imagine how BOTW would sound on a good system in 1970.