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In Reply to: RE: Don T - do you ever wonder whether posted by jult52 on March 10, 2010 at 09:42:49:
"I have two general points:
Good audio gear should make music sound better and be more revealing but that doesn’t mean it should be making c***y studio processing techniques pleasing."
I agree but at the same time revealling musical nuance and purpose should be considered more important than revelations on recording artifacts/atributes.
Some systems do a better job bringing a better understanding of the music to the forefront of the listening experience. Others seem to bring aspect/artifacts of the reproduction into the forefront of the listening experience.
"Becoming a more knowledgeable, deeper music fan doesn’t mean solely liking more and more music. It’s a combination of acquiring and discarding older tastes. I used to think “Who by Numbers” was a really good album, but I am now very much aware of how it is undercomposed and too conventional. A purely negative development? No way. I have also since fully understood why Queen’s mid-70s albums, Ella and Haydn’s quartets are examples of real artistry and inspiration."
Personally I can't stand listening to the old established pro going through the motion nor do I appreciate gratuitous displays of talent or showboating. And I often enjoy people with less talent who are trying real hard.
And BTW in my opinion the ability to enjoy more and more music is the great reward of building a better quality audio system. There's so many other issues involved when the focus is on making the same things sound "better" that it becomes the all consuming purpose.
"So I say take Todd’s comments on Patty Griffen and ask yourself whether you are missing some aspect to which Todd is sensitized. That's what I do when someone obviously knowledgeable criticizes a recording I like. You may come to disagree with him, which is fine. But it has nothing to do with how the rig is obscuring details of the recording and everything to do with the listener’s discernment and taste."
No I disagree. I don't disagree with Todd. If I heard Todd's system I would agree with his conclusion. I think this is an issue how different audio systems do things different - not one of taste and discernment. This really is the point of these two threads.
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