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In Reply to: This is why... posted by Sean on May 5, 2007 at 21:27:14:
so many "audiophiles" have switched over to highly coloured tubed gear. The colourations and distortions of many tubed circuits tend to hide and / or compliment the colourations and distortions of digital. In effect, they use two negatives trying to make a positive. If the end result makes them happy and the music more enjoyable, that's all that matters to them. That is, unless they are actually trying to buy high fidelity recordings and play them back on high fidelity gear. This is really a matter of semantics though, as we all know how much we end up chasing our tails in this regards : ) SeanPlease Sean tell us what is a high fidelity recording?
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"Please Sean tell us what is a high fidelity recording?".Something recorded in analogue with as little processing as possible. This means that there are very few "high fidelity" recordings, hence my comments about us chasing our tails. No matter how good our playback systems our, the recordings are the limiting factors. This is why even a phenomenal system can sound like crapola when fed with a horrible recording. Sean
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So, according to your definition, That would make 78s high fidelity recordings? Come Oooooonnnn!
Cheerswelly
I went to a restaurant that serves "breakfast at any time". So I ordered French Toast during the Renaissance.
"This is why even a phenomenal system can sound like crapola when fed with a horrible recording. Sean"Although I agree with this on most part, there are a lot of recordings that I thought were horrible, and realize now they're at least decent. (A great example is this is the Szell Mahler 6, which I once thought was awful.)
Something recorded in analogue with as little processing as possible.
Go away! That's the lamest most incomplete definition of a high fidelity recording I've ever heard. I know you can do better than that!This means that there are very few "high fidelity" recordings,
This I agree with. And because of that such recordings should only count as much in evaluating a system as the listener is expecting them to take up in his listening experiences.hence my comments about us chasing our tails.
One is only chasing his tail if he gives "high fidelity" recording playback too great priority in component/system evaluations.No matter how good our playback systems our, the recordings are the limiting factors.
Whatever! IMO the system is the limiting factor - whether one is using idealic recordings or one is trying to maximize his listening enjoyment of a wide range of recordings.This is why even a phenomenal system can sound like crapola when fed with a horrible recording. Sean
What's the point? A phenomenal system can sound like crapola when fed with a wonderful recording!
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