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Bad recordings and high end audio

Hello. Have decided that the kids are out of the house and I can dedicate some space and money to my long ignored hobby. What is different now is there are so few audio stores. I firmly believe in listening to products so thus I start this great new chapter of my life. The first 2 stores I went to the people were very patient with me and I listened to a ton of combinations. They asked me did I want to hear anything else and I said  yes, ummm,.. how about Led Zeppelin? I received the same response from both stores which was “all Led Zeppelin recordings are horrible” except for this one version of Led Zeppelin 2…blah blah. So I said what happens if I am at home and i have a desire to play Led Zeppelin or another perceived poor recording? They did not have an answer for me nor did they play Led Zeppelin lol . I ended up ordering a pair of Magnepan 3.7i’s from a different store. 13 weeks until I get them, ouch. I am going to guess that people do listen to poor recordings on great systems because you just want to hear a particular album, right? Or am I missing something? Just looking for a bit of insight. Yes, I know they want it to sound the best so I will buy it but is that the only motivation. Or maybe they hate Led Zeppelin, lol.
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asvjerry
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Mag itself infers '50>1K watts' for 3.7i's.....that's a huge spread.

Start with 100 per channel...can always throttle down, but have some punch at hand.  Feeding desires for power is too easy, audio or politic...;)

A, A/B, or D?

A = somewhat esoteric, happy with TT sources, subject to lengthy discussion.
A/B+ = MOR, 'generic', still the default in many ways.  $'s vary with bells & whistles onboard....HT is the bulk of the mass market.
D = Subject to the same 'discussions' of A amps, but available to suit any budget with any wattage one could sanely consider, at the limits of current specs on distortion, qualities, erc.  Mho, better with digital sources....

Since you're moving from the Maggies' 'backing into' the equipment....between 'sources' and 'driven'....it's a unique place to be. *S*

The best of both worlds will still be a compromise....
lukaske
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A good recording, is a good one;a bad, a bad one. On good stuff:you hear everything also the differency of recording ,and label. You  can hear it to , on the cd’s of Dire Straits: only the 2th last albums are good, ( the first 3 albums are a disaster). But there also other points:  On venyl , the recordings are (much) better: directly from the “mother-tape”. On cd, and streaming , they remastered, once, twice,… filtering : and after , you go listen to a “deadh” ,flat , recording. This is the biggest problem : try to listen to the best recordings of the group :most of all they are a little bit expansive than usual. On streaming :you don’t have much choice: Here in Europe, Qobuz is the best, followed bij TIDAL,Spotify …try It out: you can’t make a horse out of a donkey. Good luck and enjoy your music !
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whart
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@asvjerry - I had a Diablo 6.0. It was the last of the old school Lambos after Audi bought the company and benefitted from much better QC with the old school elements. The rears were 335 as I remember, and the suspension simply wasn't designed to take the weight. Double shocks with sensors in the rear. Factory price was 2k per. The car is an autostrada cruiser. It is not meant for the twisties. That said, it was a huge amount of exotic car for the money at the time, and I had a bunch of the "little red cars" from the other end of Modena too. 
The early ones can be yummy- the Miura of course, and the first iteration of the Countach with the periscope rear view. I did an event with somebody that had a 400-- it was really a cool car, in mint green, with factory tinted green windows and dark green leather to match. An ugly duckling compared to the supercars, but very cool nonetheless. 
Carry on. 
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asvjerry
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...but you Can give the donkey 'stimulants'....but said donkey can still go stationary, as they are wont to do....

lukaske has a point....'venals' (can't resist...sorry...*G*) are more 'subtle' in many ways, whereas digital (Qb, Tidal, Spot...et al) is all digital until it isn't at the speakers...

One could have a TT direct to the pre-amp; I go direct to amp with a digital EQ betwixt'd for levels, room eq., tone to taste....

Digital/streaming comes off a dedicated 'puter, and basically the same route as the TT's...

The pre- + amp(s), or an integrated will be the hardest call to make on this....and the room is still an unknown X factor.
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asvjerry
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whart, I recall the Diablo....beautiful car from wherever it may have been from...;) *S*
"Look....but don't touch."
I assume drooling on it is a non-starter as well?
*Baleful stare, while the 'muscle' off-stage rubs their knuckles...*
K', bye...(broken ribs don't show...)

The red pony's attractions in that era...varied...you can have a svelte car or near F1....

Always a Lotus fan from afar.....;)

Spoilt since...*G*


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