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Just a few minutes ago Minnesota Public Radio played a couple of numbers by the Trio Voronezh live from their studio to promote an upcoming concert. I had to stop working and just listen because it was so captivating. And the sound was outstanding on my modest study system via a 128K stream.What's the acronym, GIGO? I bet everyone on this forum already has systems that are the limiting factor to enjoyment less than 5% of the time.
Rick
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Every Sunday (or was it Saturday?) afternoon, it was manditory that we listen to Milton Cross and the Metropolitan Opera. Why not more variety shows, like E-Town? Of course, I can't them in Denmark. They axed NPR about 10 years ago!
It's not the same as good FM, but you could listen to streaming audio from Minnesota Public Radio, it's not too bad for background listening while doing something else. The live FM broadcasts (Minnesota Orchestra on Friday nights, Prairie Home Companion on Saturday nights) are often wonderful. I'm lucky to live here...Peter
Traditionally, I'm a big radio fan. Now, not so much. What satisfied in the past is rarely achieved via the RF spectrum today. NPR and a local college station meet my needs but I have to go to the Internet for the musical variety and depth I seek.Now, Internet broadcasts may be largely at risk. The criminal music pirates, the record industry, the RIAA and Congress are destroying music broadcasting in America.
We need a system that rewards artists, enables companies to make a reasonable profit (or not), and allows customers the ability to enjoy the music they are willing to pay for in the manner they choose (without negating the first two principals.
Finally, is it really the case that the general public wants as many Country, Hip-Hop, Religious, Rock, and Talk broadcasts as we have now? I'm wondering because the changes seemed to coincide with the legislation that allowed more stations to be owned by each company. Also, despite technology advances in every other field it seems like FM has not moved forward and actually may sound worse now than ever.
I've heard those can be pretty good.
Ain't around no more.....But that Fritz Reiner "Also Sprach Zarathustra" comes to life on that RCA CD.....
And about half of those who aren't long gone aren't what they used to be anyway. This getting older stuff isn't all it's cracked up to be.
But mostly I enjoy listening at home and a well done recording can deliver a highly satisfying experience. But most don't for some reason or another. I usually still enjoy the music, but they lack the thrill, the emotional zing, the beauty that grabs you.Since some do, and some don't when played on the same equipment, one must consider the source as the culprit.
I think that sound is food for the soul, and like food for the stomach, the more it's processed, the worse it tastes. For instance, my local station, KWAX, carries a weekly show called "Played in Oregon". Besides being played here, I believe that most performances are also recorded by Robert McBride, the presenter. Typically the music is great fun and the sound quality is breathtaking. Seldom will any of the commercial recordings broadcast during the week come close. I don't know why, perhaps he's a recording genius. But my guess is that he pretty much just records it, then plays the recording for the rest of us. Which may well be the mark of genius...
We now have the best technology that's ever existed to capture music and deliver it to the home with most of it's beauty and impact intact. We should settle for nothing less.
What a freakin' drag. C'mon dude, you're missing the point.
"Re: Why not go to a live performance?"I thought that was the whole raison d'etre of sound systems, so you do NOT have to go the live performance. The London Symphony Orchestra sounds pretty good but fitting them in my living room for a Dvorak Symphony 9 performance will be quite a challenge.
Music making the painting, recording it the photograph
If we fully accept what you say none of us would have a sound system.
really good sound, right?
meet all of your musical needs with live music you wouldn't be on this sight would you? :-)
I have a Tom Petty t-shirt that says "Sell your computer, buy a guitar". Thankfully, I already have a guitar.
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