Stockfisch Records

Hey - this is not crappy music. Better than plastic pop!

DV

Shadorne,

Yes there are other HQ records out there like: NAIM, Telarc, Mapleshade, Fonè, Clearaudio...

DV

Dewald, maybe crappy was too strong. My underlying point is, it's a shame that my favorite artists can't record such good SOUNDING records.

If only reviewers started to publish "compression" or "loudness" ratings as part of a CD reviews.

See this article Loud CD's

and this

How To Make Better Recordings

These articles give insight into why many people are finding CD's to be very fatiguing for lengthy periods of listening....as one Mastering Engineer describes "You just crank up the EQ and then you compress it digitally so everything sounds like a machine gun".

I remember a time when you couldn't easily find a decent cup of coffee in North America.....everyone served crap....then along came Starbuck's and served something decent! (Of course Starbucks won't go far in Italy, as a decent cup of coffee remained widely available in that country.)

Some day someone in the audio industry will realize the huge opportunity for a "Starbuck's for digital recordings" and re-re-master everything and charge a premium!!!!

the percentage of 'all music' played on conventional 2 channel home stereos is so small, don't expect much more than sara k. the old joke has always been true...the worse the performance, the better the sound. there are exceptions, but 99% of prerecorded music is made to sound like prerecorded music.......support artists, not ambience.