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In Reply to: Hi-res is dead. Apparently. 12 reasons why. posted by jusbe on November 18, 2015 at 02:09:21:
In my humble opinion.....If high-resolution digital audio playback were as enjoyable from a music perspective as good vinyl playback or the best CD playback, the high-resolution formats would have taken off to the stars......
There is an artifact with all active high resolution digital playback that in my opinion really hinders the enjoyment of the music..... Whenever I listen, the focus after 10 minutes shifts from the music to how irritating the experience has become..... After 15 minutes, I have to shut it down.... My ears feel like they've undergone a root canal..... I have to wait at least half an hour before listening to more music, in any format..... I've yet to experience active high-rez digital audio playback devoid of this problem. (I experience this to a lesser degree with a lot of CD playback too, but not so much with better CD playback.)
If there is a secondary problem, it's that over 90 percent of today's popular music does not command high-fidelity sound reproduction. Due to excessive processing and diminishing standards in mastering. (Truly great recordings are becoming rare as hen's teeth.) I think Auto-Tune is the biggest culprit, it is very irritating to listen to at higher resolutions, even on vinyl. In my opinion, this is by far the worst thing that has happened to music during my lifetime. (People seem amazed that I can recognize Auto-Tune in as little as three seconds. But they wouldn't be amazed if they just learn to recognize it themselves.)
So for high-resolution audio, it's a double whammy. I think these two reasons tower over those mentioned in the article.
Edits: 11/18/15
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Follow Ups
- The Real Reasons Are Missing........ - Todd Krieger 09:05:11 11/18/15 (21)
- RE: The Real Reasons Are Missing........ - Mike K 09:22:05 11/21/15 (1)
- RE: The Real Reasons Are Missing........ - Todd Krieger 13:00:59 11/21/15 (0)
- I think your "secondary" problem is primary. Never experienced your primary problem - tcell 08:40:17 11/19/15 (2)
- RE: I think your "secondary" problem is primary. Never experienced your primary problem - Todd Krieger 02:16:02 11/22/15 (0)
- Yes - I've never experienced the first "problem" at all - Chris from Lafayette 10:12:22 11/19/15 (0)
- RE: The Real Reasons Are Missing........ - geezerrocket 21:17:04 11/18/15 (0)
- RE: The Real Reasons Are Missing........ - AbeCollins 20:32:49 11/18/15 (3)
- That and - E-Stat 06:32:02 11/19/15 (2)
- RE: That and - barondla 07:18:28 11/19/15 (1)
- Perhaps I wasn't clear - E-Stat 07:28:36 11/19/15 (0)
- Agreed - sbrians 13:00:23 11/18/15 (6)
- RE: Agreed - Todd Krieger 01:29:20 11/19/15 (5)
- "I've also heard Auto-Tune applied to violinists and symphony orchestras" - Chris from Lafayette 10:02:58 11/19/15 (3)
- RE: "Auto-Tune applied to violinists..." - Ivan303 07:59:20 11/22/15 (1)
- LOL! - I stand corrected! [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 00:35:48 11/24/15 (0)
- RE: "I've also heard Auto-Tune applied to violinists and symphony orchestras" - Todd Krieger 13:27:50 11/21/15 (0)
- Wow - sbrians 07:10:50 11/19/15 (0)
- RE: The Real Reasons Are Missing........ - ahendler 12:47:40 11/18/15 (0)
- How do you listen to Hi Res? Certainly not a Sony HAP Z1. nt - oldmkvi 09:23:43 11/18/15 (1)
- RE: How do you listen to Hi Res? Certainly not a Sony HAP Z1. nt - ahendler 12:49:32 11/18/15 (0)
- 90 percent of today's popular music - oldmkvi 09:22:12 11/18/15 (0)
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