If a " system " cannot do this, I move on........


I have been advocating on here for some time, that horn speakers ( properly designed, tweeked, executed and set up ) are the only speakers that my brain and ears find acceptable, for the enjoyment of music listening. My listening standard has been live, unamplified music, for now over 50 years. I have also stated on many occasions, that as an audiophile ( as well as being a music listener ), that we are hindered by the recordings themselves, minimizing what we actually are hearing. There has been much talk lately about engineers using " auto tune " ( specifically with vocalists ). Adele ( I am a fan ), with her new hit " Easy On Me ", does not use auto tune, and I am thrilled. Besides being a great singer, she sounds " natural ", less processed. Most recordings in the past 20 years, have used this other electronic " equalization " if you will, that we find embedded in out prescious recordings. The strive for perfection, that " audio nirvana ", we all seek, with the purchase of a new speaker, amplifier, cables, etc., gets us only so far. So yes, dynamics and details are very important to me. Tone, coherence and spatiality are also very important. But the reality is, our recordings, by the time we receive / hear them ( whatever format ), have been severly altered from being close to the real thing. Yet, audiophiles continue to spend big bucks on their gear, their rooms ( their systems ), to get to that place of enjoyment. The title of this thread, " If a system cannot do this, I move on ", has a specific meaning. What I listen for, most of all, with every recording I listen to, is an engagenment between me, and the performers. Following the individual rhythms and musical lines, by the artists, is the number one factor I strive to hear. My system allows for this. My question is : how many of you actually listen for this, or even know what I am speaking of. My personal experience listening to so many high priced systems, has been very disappointing in using this criteria. I am not anticipating this thread to develop into a very large or popular one, but I have not participated in Agon for a while, and I just wanted to shine a light on a subject that is crucial to us and our time listening to music, which some of us spend much time doing. Enjoy, and be well. Always, MrD.

mrdecibel

@david_ten  Thanks. We are aware of this bug and it  should be fixed sometime next week if not earlier. 

@jbhiller , thank you.....And, without being negative, or to pick on you too, my words concerning Tull, verbatim, " Recordings are poor, but the MUSIC is wonderful, exciting, a joy to listen to "...I am not sure why you misunderstood. *** Many of you are reading this thread, thinking it is a horn speaker thread, and if I intended it to be, I would have posted it within the speaker section ( I have done that many times ). I suppose my goal for the thread, was to re-engage with fellow Agoners, to voice my experiences ( likely due to more extending listening due to the pandemic ), of how much I " simply enjoy listening ". Not thinking of a new piece of gear. Not wondering what some other tweak might do to change or enhance the presentations of the performances. Just listening, and enjoying. I want for nothing else. Of course, things can change....but I have felt this way for some time, and many on the Gon, are not at this " place ", based on my readings......That’s it in a nutshell. Again, enjoy and be well ! Always, MrD.

Just as much magic can be found in "bad" recordings as in "good" recordings.

Yes, the better the audio system is the better all cds are....There is no bad or good recording anymore....All recording are simply different and each one of variable qualities on a vast number of aspects...

A good audio system is not necessarily a pricey one.....

You are able to reach the goal only when you know already, to begin with, what this goal is... And this goal is listening music and forgetting sound,system,upgrade.....

Some reach this goal very soon...

Other like me not so much soon...  😁😁😁😁😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊