Quality of recording while evaluating speakers


Melody Gardot, Diana Krall, and others.

The above recordings are done so well they sound absolutely Great in most systems. And then there are recordings that are not as open and have trouble filling the room enjoyably and yet the melodies are very good and it's unfortunate they didn't do a better good job in the recording studio.

So how do you evaluate a speaker other than to be familiar with a recording on how it sounds in your system versus how it sounds in another system.  Basically we are at the mercy of Recording quality when we listen to our systems.

Even more painful is home theater streaming when the music is wonderful but the quality sucks and once in a while it sounds really good but this can be rare which is sad.

So speaker manufacturers have to deal with these issues and we put up with poor recordings and how does this factor into your decisions when evaluating new speakers?

So we end up buying really nice speakers knowing that so much of what we will eventually listen to Will not have been recorded very well making things a bit frustrating at times.  There's only so much that can be done to make things sound better given these limitations. So how does one cope with all this?

 

emergingsoul

I was just listening to Yes Indeed by Elan Mehler from the Being There, Here album. The tune is really compelling… in the background are plates clinking and people talking. I have noticed i am captivated by the music and almost don’t hear the racket in the background. It would not surprise me if that would have driven me crazy on earlier versions of my system. The next tune starts with lots of racket. 

"Focus on the music, and accept the fact that recorded sound quality varies."

bdp24- I don't  think it's possible, based on some of the thread subjects you can read here!

 

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It is a good question that been ask alot. In my prospective to this is that you should evaluate with music you like and familiar with. The reason why music with limited instruments is because space between frequencies. What I mean by this is that like vocals and guitar in a recording, there is that much space so it is easier for the engineer to mix which does not require ant processing.  In the other hand, music with alot of input is a little more complex to mix and may require processing and EQing to sound right. Rock is good example of this since alot of instruments like guitars and vocals have a very strong midrange frequency band. It is the way it is and that is ok. I have to admit that I don't like harsh sounding but when I am in the mood, does it matter? Just enjoy the music 

Maybe to clarify the point a little, it's like when you're listening to music and something doesn't seem right and you wonder if it's the speaker or the music quality.  Another recording it sounds great. Life is like that.  If only God worked on that final seventh day think of all the problems this would have solved.