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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.

 

jumia
mike_in_nc
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@sns

I often hear talk about bad recordings and good recordings, but what are the particular qualities that qualify a recording as bad or good for you?

Here are mine. I expect them to differ for others.

What bothers me most about a recording is bad tonal balance. Screechy violins or vocals. Scratchy vocals. Shrieky vocals. Booming or almost nonexistent bass. There are plenty of examples of such recordings, which is why I always have an EQ in my system.

Next comes lack of overall transparency, but that may be redundant, as it’s often caused by lack of information at the frequency extremes.

Imaging and sounstaging? I enjoy them when they are good, but lack of perfection rarely bothers me.

 

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cns1946
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+2 for bigtwin. +1 for the comment, +1 for the chuckle. 

jumia OP
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Since we are rating comments I would like to give a special recognition to rumi for a really nice Industry behind the scenes View.  I would also like to give participation awards for all those who commented herein.  Very much appreciated. And of course a special recognition to ghdprentice who always offers invaluable insights to all kinds of situations. 
 

 

ghdprentice
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@jumia 

Thank you. Always my intent.

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