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Then maybe it's not a real upgrade

Every time I make an improvement (not every change is an improvement) to my system, it makes ALL music sound better, the good and the bad recordings. Better recordings become even better in every way, but bad ones, too, provide a little more information, a little more of the music. I have heard plenty of crappy recordings, but even those take on more life and become less obtrusive to the musical message. If that doesn't happen, then I know it's not an upgrade.

I sometimes fall into the trap of listening only to the sound, but the most recent change (new midrange drivers) was so overwhelming that I found myself totally immersed in the music. The sound, all of it, was merely there. I didn't need to focus on the kick drum or vocals or the violins.

If your new equipment makes some bad recordings sound worse, then perhaps it's not really an upgrade; it's simply replacing one coloration with another that emphasizes (or obscures) a different part of what's really wrong.

Peace,
Tom E
berate is 8 and benign is 9


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