A really good system should enhance the enjoyment of all recordings, whether good or bad. I recently pulled out my original 1977 copy of the Jam's debut album In The City, an album I haven't played for years and was pleasantly how much I enjoyed it despite the fact that it's far from the pinnacle of recording quality. Less good recordings may not stack up in terms of many aspects of the audiophile checklist like soundstaging, tonal balance etc. but that doesn't negate the capacity of a good system to reveal what is actually being played by the musicians - which is, to my mind, more important than the other factors.
Isn't it really about quality of recording?
Are most of us just chasing our tails?
I mean you listen to a variety of recordings and some sound a lot better than others. Your system has limited impact on how good recordings can be. I am awestruck how some music sounds and clearly my system has nothing to do with it, it all occurred when the music was produced.
We talk about soundstage and imaging and I am not sure all the effort and money put toward a better system can really do that much for most of what we listen to because the quality is lesser than other recordings.
You can walk into a room and hear something that really sounds good and you say wow what an amazing System you have but no!!! It's the recording dummy not the system most of the time. Things don't sound so good it's probably the recording.
The dealers don't wanna talk about Recording quality no one seems to want to talk about it and why is this? Because there's no money to be made here that's why.
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Yes! I just said this in another thread. I have recordings that are breathtaking in both analog and digital, and recordings that are stinkers in both. If your system is tuned the way you like, it can sound like heaven or a transistor radio depending on the recording. My two cents again, but a good question @jumia ! |
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