In Reply to: Woohoo! posted by markrohr on May 15, 2007 at 09:28:40:
Where did I say to listen to "well recorded music one does not like"?I don't enjoy ANY music that is poorly recorded.
Would you drink the beer you LOVE if it was WARM?
Would you enjoy your favorite dish if it had WAY too much salt?
Would you enjoy a drive in your favorite car with a flat tire?
Would you enjoy sex with your partner if you had the flu?Sorry guys. Audiophiles may love music, but when you're listening to recordings, you're "loving" music REPRODUCTION. And music reproduction requires good recordings.
This is not MUSICasylum. It's AUDIOasylum.
I value bands and artists that VALUE music enough not only to play it well, but RECORD it well too. In a live performance, what you hear is the musicians final product. But with music reproduction, the RECORDING is the final product. You can't separate performance quality and recording quality once they are forever "interwoven". Sure, you can try and appreciate the good aspects of the music - but C'MON - you're saying it would not be MORE enjoyable if it were recorded properly?
I don't believe you! ;)
Cheers,
Presto
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Follow Ups
- I never said that. - Presto 23:20:38 05/15/07 (17)
- You hit the nail on the head! Would you drink the beer you LOVE if it was WARM? - Teresa 00:53:35 05/20/07 (0)
- this seems completely artificial to me... - tunenut 22:51:26 05/16/07 (3)
- maybe you don't like the artists on Reference Recordings? Or the music? - Teresa 00:45:06 05/20/07 (0)
- Artificial? I think not. - Presto 10:56:19 05/17/07 (1)
- that's very idealistic - tunenut 11:19:00 05/17/07 (0)
- "This is not MUSICasylum. It's AUDIOasylum." ---Sez it all. - markrohr 10:18:28 05/16/07 (11)
- Well, you did say... - Presto 11:29:59 05/16/07 (10)
- Please, for goodness' sake, stop with the analogies already. - markrohr 13:46:59 05/16/07 (9)
- Well I don't drink beer anymore but... - Presto 17:11:45 05/16/07 (8)
- "I really don't think asking for both is as limiting..." I agree with you 100% also - Teresa 01:04:57 05/20/07 (0)
- So you won't listen to a great performance of a classical work, or a killer pop record, unless it sounds good. - markrohr 11:18:22 05/17/07 (6)
- with all the 100's of recordings this old MONO "Das Lied" is the ONLY one that has ever moved you. - Teresa 01:09:36 05/20/07 (0)
- That depends on how you feel about being called an audiophile I suppose!! :o) - Presto 16:55:14 05/17/07 (4)
- If "improvements" to your system make iffy records sound worse . . . - markrohr 05:32:18 05/18/07 (3)
- No, having more than one system is the ONLY direction - Presto 10:23:44 05/18/07 (2)
- Re: No, having more than one system is the ONLY direction - markrohr 12:01:26 05/18/07 (1)
- Re: No, having more than one system is the ONLY direction - Presto 13:38:28 05/18/07 (0)