There is hi-fi and there is my-fi. I tend to believe that people want a system that sounds good to them.
I've been lucky enough to be in the studio with some great musicians and witnessed recordings first hand.
Unless we are in the studio how do we know what is accurate?
And if the system is truly accurate wouldn't some of these recordings sound like they were playing through Yamaha NS10s?
Everything in the studio gets processed. Snare drums have noise gates to prevent bleed over or the snares buzzing.
I can usually tell if the drummer is using a brass or wood snare or of he is using Paiste or Zildjian cymbals.
The guitarist is another problem, he is running through a pedal board, so how does one know if what we are hearing is accurate?
Usually the musicians don't even know what is accurate they just know if the performance sound right and too many takes kills the vibe.
For me,if I can hear those differences then all is good.
I've been lucky enough to be in the studio with some great musicians and witnessed recordings first hand.
Unless we are in the studio how do we know what is accurate?
And if the system is truly accurate wouldn't some of these recordings sound like they were playing through Yamaha NS10s?
Everything in the studio gets processed. Snare drums have noise gates to prevent bleed over or the snares buzzing.
I can usually tell if the drummer is using a brass or wood snare or of he is using Paiste or Zildjian cymbals.
The guitarist is another problem, he is running through a pedal board, so how does one know if what we are hearing is accurate?
Usually the musicians don't even know what is accurate they just know if the performance sound right and too many takes kills the vibe.
For me,if I can hear those differences then all is good.