Music reproduction is art


 

It finally occurred to me why this Stereophile cover is true. Music reproduction is  art. There is no right or wrong. Chasing technical accuracy is just another type of artistic presentation.

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Do you prefer oil, pastels, watercolor, pencil, chalk, certain film stock, digital or just slapping some stains on a cave wall? It’s all art and, as the saying goes, beauty is in the eye (or ear) of the beholder.

Sorry to sound so cliche but there’s more than a large kernel of truth in that old maxim. Another way to say it is, to each, their own. Even Burger King has their own take on it. 🍔 👍

All the best,
Nonoise

beauty is in the eye (or ear) of the beholder.

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...or "beerholder" if that’s the case! wink

...or "beerholder" if that’s the case! wink

 

That's only when the lights come on in the bar at 2 am....

If you look around it’s pretty obvious that people like what they like, not what’s “right”. 

You could compare music reproduction to photorealism in painting. Even within that genre there is variance between artists in their approach and abilities.