Beware poor sounding media


One of the hardest things to accept as an audiophile is an inferior sounding CD, stream, record etc. It’s too easy to personalize it as a flaw in the system.
ideally, we should accept each track on it’s own sonic merits, good or bad, and enjoy the music thereon. But, too often, it can destroy the enjoyment of a listening session and blanket the experience.

Anyone else experience this?

128x128rvpiano

I've said this before, but the goal of my music system(s) is to make sure it plays 95% of my music in a listenable manor. If you tune your system too tight, you end up with just a few songs that sound good and everything else is junk. 

Hey Richard,

good to see you posting.

I agree, a lousy recording really spoils the listening experience. 

But, I think some of that is due to the higher resolving nature of our systems.

Speaker tech, amp tech, preamp tech, etc. has never been as good as it is now.

Listening to the Rolling Stones shows me that they don't feel sound quality to be high on their list, compared to, say, Steely Dan whose Redbook tracks sound as good as high rez.

Bob

Fidelity is always wonderful and always preferred, but if the artist or producer thinks otherwise I try to roll with it.

No offense intended @rvpiano, but I always wince when I see or hear musical recordings referred to as "media". Am I alone?