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Your system quality vs. recording quality

This is what I find frustrating.  Some recordings sound amazing, even better with a great system.   And then there are recordings that just don’t sound good.  And these recordings are from very good performers (why didn’t they put out a better quality recording?? Is it that difficult?).

A revealing system will highlight problem recordings.

No matter how much is spent on quality components, it’s very hard to make subpar recordings sound great.
A profound dilemma.




emergingsoul
facten
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I believe guitarsam beat this horse already ,check his discussion posts
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fuzztone
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Why?
It’s often serendipity. I’ve made great recordings and later poor ones with the same hardware. Practice makes for better quality. Some artists are sold a bill of goods by the producer.
Reminds me to put some mics on eBay.
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noromance
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Then there is the flimsy 70s vinyl that blows away some audiophile 200gram effort.
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needfreestuff
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  1. It’s my belief that a lot has to do with the rooms that they are recorded in and the equipment they are using.
ebm
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I do not have that problem i have at least 3 thousand classical records that sound wonderful.Among then EMI,DECCA,MERCURY,BRITISH COLUMBIA ETC.Been collecting records for over 50 years.
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