In Reply to: Maybe -- BUT ..... posted by Amphissa on December 30, 2016 at 15:33:21:
"There us a bias towards hi-rez streaming and downloads.
There is a bias towards recordings by pretty women.
There is a bias towards warhorse composers and much-recorded repertoire.
There is a bias towards re-issues (esp., remastered re-issues in hi-rez)"
Good points. I do want to point out my views
I do no downloads
A lot of my current streaming is from the Naxos Music Library that streams at 320kbps
Since Tidal and Naxos I have tried to discover music that is not familiar to me
I absolutely hate the whole Babe thing that I find is very disrespectful towards women. Chris knows my views on this
I am sometimes guilty of the remastering game but only when reviews indicate the remastering is something really special
My last recommendation was of an old warhorse (MAhler 9th) but it was a recording I was not aware existed ( Bernstein with the Israel Phiharmonic) or the Bychkov Mahler 3rd which it seems I am about the only person who has heard this landmark performance.
I will continue to try to post new things I come across which is not easy since I have been listening for 70 years
Even with the biases I still hope that inmates will post what they discover and like
Another bias I don't care fore is recommending only music available in surround sound. I still think that the majority of audiophiles don't have surround sound systems.
Alan
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Follow Ups
- RE: Maybe -- BUT ..... - ahendler 23:24:38 12/30/16 (4)
- Downloads and Surround - Chris from Lafayette 00:21:45 12/31/16 (3)
- That was not my point - Amphissa 14:08:25 12/31/16 (2)
- "Whereas there are far fewer recordings by guys recommended" - Analog Scott 11:01:59 01/01/17 (0)
- "Are pretty girls better musicians than guys?" - Red herring alert! - Chris from Lafayette 15:12:19 12/31/16 (0)