Any punk fans? Doesn't sound quality make you angry?

Posted by Systolic (A) on February 23, 2015 at 19:46:52

I love punk, but I'm also a bit of an audiophile. When I listen to punk on my hifi it makes it sound like crap cause I know what a good recording sounds like on it. A hi-fi system really shows the limitations of most punk recordings. If I listen to it in the car it sounds fine. Most punk is not listened to on a hi-fi. It's probably the least hi-fi modern music -and that is sort of the catch 22 for audiophile punk fans.

The rawness of some of the recordings IS part of punk, but on the other hand that rawness sounds like crap a lot of the time. All tinny mids, etc. But it is possible to capture raw and still have a quality recording, look at the Black Keys, White Stripes etc. There are some good recent punk recordings like the Hellcat label, Bad Religion, Rancid, etc, but most classic stuff sounds like crap (not what they are playing, but the way it was recorded).

Anyone else feel my pain? Are there any classic punk albums that you think sound really good?
Nicholas

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Topic - Any punk fans? Doesn't sound quality make you angry? - Systolic 19:46:52 02/23/15 (19)

I get where you're coming from... - cfraser 08:38:40 03/12/15 (0)

No - Rob Doorack 06:02:35 03/12/15 (1)

RE: No - Systolic 06:39:30 03/12/15 (0)

RE: Any punk fans? Doesn't sound quality make you angry? - fantja 07:44:36 03/02/15 (0)

Wire's Pink Flag has excellent sound. - MWE 07:16:00 03/02/15 (0)

RE: Any punk fans? Doesn't sound quality make you angry? - Picaro 15:27:44 03/01/15 (0)

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RE: Any punk fans? Doesn't sound quality make you angry? - woober goober 07:58:28 02/24/15 (1)

RE: Any punk fans? Doesn't sound quality make you angry? - fantja 03:29:53 02/25/15 (0)

RE: Any punk fans? Doesn't sound quality make you angry? - fantja 03:25:44 02/24/15 (1)

RE: Any punk fans? Doesn't sound quality make you angry? - Systolic 05:46:47 02/24/15 (0)

RE: Any punk fans? Doesn't sound quality make you angry? - Kim S. 02:43:08 02/24/15 (0)

Doesn't bother me - Goober58 22:42:03 02/23/15 (0)

RE: Any punk fans? Doesn't sound quality make you angry? - dirtyvinyl 21:52:23 02/23/15 (2)

RE: Any punk fans? Doesn't sound quality make you angry? - Systolic 05:48:56 02/24/15 (1)

RE: Any punk fans? Doesn't sound quality make you angry? - dirtyvinyl 07:09:50 02/24/15 (0)

"Are there any classic punk albums that you think sound really good?" - musetap 21:04:08 02/23/15 (0)

Any punk fans? Doesn't sound quality make you angry?

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