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Are You Happy?

On another currently running post a number of people have commented that the majority of their digital music collection is unlistenable. One person said 90% falls into this category. I don't get it! Have these people purposely assembled systems to make their favorite albums sound bad? Do they sit and audition equipment while thinking to themselves "hey, this is great, I won't be able to listen any of my Rolling Stones, but wow does it sound good." Why would someone do this to themselves?

As audiophile we are all a little crazy, but these people, IMHO, have gone one step beyond. Please help me to understand what's going on?
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twl
3,251 posts
 
Ben, if you ever do hit the lottery, and get that dream system you spoke about, then you'll know what we're talking about. Many people may think that 1975 Chateau Latour is great, but when your have become accustomed to '82 Petrus, the Latour suddenly pales in comparison.
bishopwill
369 posts
 
Same old story, folks. Are you listening to the sound or are you listening to the music? The days when I find lots of my collection "unlistenable" is when I'm listening to the sound. When I'm listening to the music, I'm a lot more satisfied with my software. My own particular bugaboo is bad playing. I'm a lot more tolerant of poor engineering than of poor playing. That's poor old Chesky's problem. He makes wonderfully engineered recordings but (sometimes) can't spring for really good talent. THAT, to me, makes a recording unlistenable.

As to CDs versus LPs and tubes versus solid state devices, that's an easy call. A great many people enjoy the euphonious distortion introduced by analog reproduction techniques and vacuum tube amplification. More and more "audiophile" labels are mixing their digital releases to produce that sound.

(Ducking and running for cover.....)

Will
yu11375
137 posts
 
TWL,

How about the comparison between '61 Chateau Latour (the before-death dream wine along with '61 Latour a Pomerol Robert Parker claimed) and '82 Petrus?

Happy listening and enjoy the Bordeaux as well.

Otto
ben_campbell
1,169 posts
 
Twl,
Wow.
twl
3,251 posts
 
Otto, I hoped someone would pick up on the Bordeaux comparison. I haven't tasted the '61 Latour. The '82 Petrus is monumental. Also recently had '82 Margaux(pure silk) and '82 Cheval Blanc(massive in cabernet franc). I recently lost out on winebid on a '61 Latour a Pomerol, but I have a 1927 Chateau d'Yquem on the way. Maybe we should start a thread,"What wine do you like to enjoy while listening?" BTW, I highly recommend Dow's 1977 vintage Port - exquisite! Just to rub it in a bit, I am currently cellaring an entire '82 bordeaux 1st growth horizontal collection. Also including Cos,Ducru, and Pichon. Cheers!
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