Can even a Novice hear differences in Sound Qualit

I dunno...

6 months ago I would have dismissed Pettyofficer as rambling gibberish. But after upgrading my system and trying to listen to some favorite CD's, I feel his pain.

I'm big on voting with my wallet, and I'm done buying inferior recordings, regardless of the merits of the artist. I'm with Pettyofficer on this one. Regarldess of his particular...uh...idiom...his central point is well taken.

-P

-instead of complaining about something, do something. if it is beyond one's control, complaining won't change a thing-

Point well taken, unless one uses the excuse, 'if it is beyond one's control' as an excuse to do nothing, to not even try. How do you know it is beyond your own control, have you even tried it, has anyone? Of course not, because we are all too busy swallowing the apathy pills being pushed by our Recording Industry Drug Dealers! They butter their bread with your masochistic devaluing of your own self worth! Why do you want to continue feeding them, they are soon going to be done with your empty shell, and start looking for a new supply-us! Attitude is 90% of the equation in determining one's own Market Self Worth! The Recording Industry already has your 90% in their back pocket, and they didn't even have to lift a finger to get it! Why are you selling yourself so cheap, and claiming as an intellectual exercise that we should all do the same? Because misery loves company?
It is not beyond one's control, there are already cracks in the wall. Records are coming back in response to the miserable performance of the CD, just because the quality/price is not up to par, it is still a response. Even SACD/DVD-Audio, despite the Market attempt to rob everyone blind with the lack of Sound Quality in these New Formats, is still a response to the lack of existing Sound Quality. It is a good thing that the American Public saw through the sharade of SACD/DVD-Audio, demanding instead a real substantial improvement in Sound Quality! They are hungry for it, your Recording Industry Masters, Mrtennis, are starving them of it! Your Masters don't want a huge expense at having to produce it! You, Mrtennis, are their best ally. You stand in the way of the rest of us getting some decent Sound Quality for the money! I am just confused as to why you don't even want to take the chance of getting some of the same? Don't wait for the translation, Mrtennis, answer the question!

Persuading you, Mrtennis, IS doing something! Persuading others, IS NOT beyond one's control!

hi pettyofficer:

what are you trying to persuade me to do ?

i feel the heat, but see no light--just a lot of griping but no solutions. what do you suggest ?

while you are not part of the problem, you are not part of the solution. you sound like a bystander passing judgment on the actions of others.

i sincerely doubt what i do prevents you from purchasing quality recordings.

there are plenty of small labels doing a good job, such as opus 111, naive, glossa, accent and astree--mostly small ensemble performances.

Pettyofficer, in this particular forum, such rants without disclosing the specific components in one's system reveal very little. IME all the formats can be quite satisfying. As far as the record industry is concerned, in the current state of economic decline it's tempting to quote an old movie: "They shoot horses don't they?" If one is looking for a cause, I would lean toward health care reform.