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SO yes there IS a downside to spending $3,000 on a cable.
I have begun to notice (particularly with Classical) some recordings have a dull flat sound. The recording itself is 'fuzzy' and rough. Like cheap microphones were used, or a cheap mixing console.
The sound has a warm blanket over the music, muffling everything.
This was never as obvious before I bought my latest wonder cable.
Naturally the opposite is true for well recorded material. more nuances, more life to explore.
So AM i turning into the sort of audiophile who has fewer 'listenable' recordings due to sound quality? (where "Jazz at the Pawnshop" becomes not only good, but wonderful? Jeez..)
I ponder this as I wince at yet another crappy sounding recording I never thought of before as having crap sound!
I am pretty sure I will just accept the facts.. And listen anyway. When I accept my system has finally REALLY broken through the sound barrier and all recordings stand naked before me.
((LISTEN to the MUSIC, not the sound... Listen to the MUSIC, NOT the sound... Listen TO the music, not the sound...))
Until the NEXT upgrade.... Maybe then I can see the very soul of the notes??
How far down the rabbit hole do I want to go?
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Topic - Danger of 'too much' upgrade: some recordings once OK, now just plain suck. - Smelly_Socks 04:17:46 09/30/16 (82)
- you gotta be careful when you open the window... - kuma 13:56:13 10/03/16 (0)
- tonal balance and basic compatability - gkirkos 13:08:12 10/03/16 (0)
- RE: Danger of 'too much' upgrade: some recordings once OK, now just plain suck. - erik_sq 09:56:49 10/02/16 (7)
- RE: "our ears adjust to normalize what's being heard" - genungo 03:38:20 10/03/16 (3)
- One reason to be suspicious of dealers etc telling you: "wait, it is not burned in" - Smelly_Socks 08:19:51 10/03/16 (2)
- RE: One reason to be suspicious of dealers etc telling you: "wait, it is not burned in" - erik_sq 08:30:14 10/03/16 (1)
- RE: Tube gear, Class A SS amps, woofers... - genungo 09:08:07 10/03/16 (0)
- RE: Danger of 'too much' upgrade: some recordings once OK, now just plain suck. - erik_sq 10:01:28 10/02/16 (2)
- RE: Danger of 'too much' upgrade: some recordings once OK, now just plain suck. - erik_sq 10:22:13 10/02/16 (1)
- You should learn to use the edit button. click on own post, above notice edit, deletee - Smelly_Socks 13:30:16 10/02/16 (0)
- Are you possibly hearing . . . . - risabet 19:26:57 10/01/16 (1)
- no. nt - Smelly_Socks 13:32:41 10/02/16 (0)
- I've Had the Opposite Effect........ - Todd Krieger 16:44:14 10/01/16 (1)
- "design, not the price tag" I tell myself that when I use my $40 eBay CD changers all the time... - Smelly_Socks 13:39:41 10/02/16 (0)
- RE: Danger of 'too much' upgrade: some recordings once OK, now just plain suck. - Quint 05:49:31 10/01/16 (1)
- good read. Thanks. nt - Smelly_Socks 09:05:16 10/01/16 (0)
- RE: Danger of 'too much' upgrade: some recordings once OK, now just plain suck. - b.l.zeebub 01:08:31 10/01/16 (0)
- RE: Danger of 'too much' upgrade: some recordings once OK, now just plain suck. - russ69 23:54:25 09/30/16 (0)
- RE: Danger of 'too much' upgrade: some recordings once OK, now just plain suck. - Justlisten2 21:13:29 09/30/16 (0)
- Then maybe it's not a real upgrade - madisonears 21:02:00 09/30/16 (14)
- Ahh it is just letting me hear the bad recordings more clearly. The layer of dross is clearer.. lol - Smelly_Socks 10:30:26 10/01/16 (9)
- Clear dross should be better.... - Kal Rubinson 15:31:17 10/01/16 (8)
- Wouldn't it depend on which kind of dross is more distracting to you, personally? - genungo 03:46:26 10/03/16 (1)
- Dross is subjective, like weeds. (NT) - Kal Rubinson 06:42:01 10/03/16 (0)
- Unless That "Clear Dross" Happens To Be....... - Todd Krieger 17:38:43 10/01/16 (5)
- One of the best Madonna albums is nearly all 'super' autotune.. - Smelly_Socks 22:30:51 10/01/16 (1)
- RE: One of the best Madonna albums is nearly all 'super' autotune.. - Todd Krieger 02:01:51 10/02/16 (0)
- RE: Unless That "Clear Dross" Happens To Be....... - Kal Rubinson 19:43:50 10/01/16 (2)
- Thank You, Thank You........ - Todd Krieger 02:09:13 10/02/16 (1)
- RE: Thank You, Thank You........ - fantja 08:57:07 10/02/16 (0)
- RE: Then maybe it's not a real upgrade - AJ 06:24:51 10/01/16 (1)
- +1 (nt - genungo 03:42:30 10/03/16 (0)
- Agreed. (Nt) - Jack G 05:42:06 10/01/16 (0)
- RE: You nailed it.* - b.l.zeebub 04:40:08 10/01/16 (0)
- RE: how far? Until every recording becomes unlistenable! - Eldragon 19:10:25 09/30/16 (1)
- About 10 years ago - bare 11:30:16 10/01/16 (0)
- You obviously.... - bcowen 15:11:28 09/30/16 (2)
- tubes, yes. I like tubes.. Preamp tubes. I do not have IMO the sort of cash to have amp tubes. - Smelly_Socks 15:55:44 09/30/16 (1)
- RE: tubes, yes. I like tubes.. Preamp tubes. I do not have IMO the sort of cash to have amp tubes. - bcowen 16:37:50 09/30/16 (0)
- You need more of these - geoffkait 10:00:56 09/30/16 (3)
- Someone need to make 'audiophile' type toilet paper tubes.. - Smelly_Socks 11:51:08 09/30/16 (2)
- We're working on a toilet paper tube diffuser as we speak - geoffkait 14:32:29 09/30/16 (1)
- Don't forget paper towel tubes, and aluminum foil tubes, for those diffusers.. nt - Smelly_Socks 15:10:09 09/30/16 (0)
- The Irony... - musetap 09:23:54 09/30/16 (2)
- Yes, you are correct. The curse of listening to the sound... instead of the music. True, I have it again. - Smelly_Socks 11:43:47 09/30/16 (1)
- Then when you get used to your system (once again) and... - musetap 21:06:40 09/30/16 (0)
- What Is The System? - Luminator 07:46:08 09/30/16 (4)
- RE: What Is The System? - fantja 05:26:37 10/01/16 (2)
- Glow-In-The-Dark Banana Slug - Luminator 08:01:19 10/01/16 (1)
- RE: Glow-In-The-Dark Banana Slug - fantja 04:37:13 10/03/16 (0)
- I do not use a cooker. I think I am best served listening from day one to a new cable. - Smelly_Socks 15:08:46 09/30/16 (0)
- RE: Danger of 'too much' upgrade: some recordings once OK, now just plain suck. - Inmate51 07:36:08 09/30/16 (3)
- Actually the cable in question is an IC. a seven meter one for my 'pre' to 'amp' connection. nt - Smelly_Socks 11:24:19 09/30/16 (2)
- RE: Actually the cable in question is an IC. a seven meter one for my 'pre' to 'amp' connection. nt - Tre' 12:18:05 09/30/16 (1)
- I did have an issue with a cable I bought for the 7m run in the past. - Smelly_Socks 12:37:42 09/30/16 (0)
- RE: "... a warm blanket over the music, muffling everything." - genungo 07:09:43 09/30/16 (0)
- Is this the cable??? - RadioWonder 06:46:32 09/30/16 (1)
- yes nt - Smelly_Socks 12:10:11 09/30/16 (0)
- interesting subject - lokie 05:15:29 09/30/16 (4)
- Bingo - Bob Neill 06:43:20 09/30/16 (0)
- My dream speakers are Infinity IRS V. What does that mean?? (Other than I need to save $70,000 or so.) nt - Smelly_Socks 05:21:57 09/30/16 (2)
- Nice speaker, but - E-Stat 08:01:49 09/30/16 (0)
- RE: My dream speakers are Infinity IRS V. What does that mean?? (Other than I need to save $70,000 or so.) nt - RadioWonder 07:20:53 09/30/16 (0)
- "Tone" cables often have a higher capacitance - Chip647 05:12:00 09/30/16 (18)
- Disagree - E-Stat 07:58:33 09/30/16 (16)
- RE: Disagree - Inmate51 08:28:17 09/30/16 (15)
- I have only 'notions' about what it is that changes the sound with cables... - Smelly_Socks 17:45:44 09/30/16 (3)
- RE: I have only 'notions' about what it is that changes the sound with cables... - fantja 05:28:39 10/01/16 (2)
- arrived 9/15/2016.. 24/7 since.. about 10 hrs a day playing - Smelly_Socks 13:24:05 10/01/16 (1)
- RE: arrived 9/15/2016.. 24/7 since.. about 10 hrs a day playing - fantja 14:39:02 10/01/16 (0)
- Never heard of shielding? - E-Stat 09:10:33 09/30/16 (10)
- Also other methods than plain old shielding.. Kimber has PLENTY not shielded - Smelly_Socks 17:39:44 10/02/16 (0)
- RE: Never heard of shielding? - genungo 09:22:55 09/30/16 (8)
- Actually - E-Stat 12:06:51 09/30/16 (5)
- "there are standards for RF rejection (EMC) but not commonly used with home audio." - genungo 12:36:01 09/30/16 (4)
- Agreed - E-Stat 13:06:26 09/30/16 (0)
- I never use my comicbook superhero powers, Using them attracts comicbook supervillains who want to fight. not good. nt.. - Smelly_Socks 12:51:04 09/30/16 (2)
- RE: Spider power - genungo 13:56:08 09/30/16 (1)
- +1 nt - Smelly_Socks 15:58:01 09/30/16 (0)
- wow...... ? ...... and I bet, for you, it is clear the Earth is really flat? nt - Smelly_Socks 11:17:13 09/30/16 (1)
- RE: wow...... ? - genungo 11:52:46 09/30/16 (0)
- Your ears have my condolences... nt - Smelly_Socks 06:02:19 09/30/16 (0)
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