Beware poor sounding media

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.

I view a recording as a work of art not technology.  

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

You'd have to go back a long time to find a bad recording. Perhaps you are referring to bad post production. It's more likely to be bad reproduction equipment that can't cope, resulting in a harsh sound.

Have you heard the troublesome recordings played back on high end equipment?