In Reply to: "This is not MUSICasylum. It's AUDIOasylum." ---Sez it all. posted by markrohr on May 16, 2007 at 10:18:28:
"Who has time to listen to great recordings of lousy performances?"And others in this thread said similar things: that great recordings of bad performances OR performances that they do not even prefer are of little value to them.
This I don't contest. I also don't contest that there are just some recordings in our collections that are simply "must-haves", but are regrettably poorly recorded. The whole point of my original post was that these "lemons" seem to be offered as some sort of "proof" that formats (and digital audio technology) has not evolved.
I also believe that:
a)music that is worth PLAYING well is worth RECORDING well
b)with recorded music, the RECORDING is the final productLove for music and obsession about hi-end stereophonics are not one in the same. You can have one, the other, or both. Some audiophiles are in it JUST for the music. Others use music to listen to equipment. I am right in the middle. I want GOOD music (that I like) recorded WELL and played back on the BEST system I can put together.
I also think that those who have a system for classical/jazz and another for "rocking the house" are on the right track. I have always believed that trying to have "one stereo do it all" is, in itself a compromise.
I have rock recordings from the 80's that simply rock the soul on my custom built EV/JBL studio monitors with some good pro sound power behindl them. But these same recordings sound flat and two dimensional on my high-rez system - a system that does powerful classical passages with moving and spine-chilling realism.
In the end, I believe it's the recording quality and the system I choose to play specific music on that has the most bearing - not the format itself.
I used to be a beer drinker. But I would take a cold diet coke over my FAVORITE beer it was warm. The temperature of the beer being synonymous with the quality of the recording is a good example of the point I am trying to make.
I loved the beer but it had to be cold.
I love music, but I prefer it when it's recorded well.I don't understand why this concept is so contrarian and heretic to music lovers.
Oh, and my reading comprehension level is just fine thank you.
Cheers,
Presto
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Follow Ups
- 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)