In Reply to: Drawing The Line Between The Quality Of The Recording Versus Your System posted by Robertc88 on May 2, 2007 at 09:12:55:
I draw it at whether or not I'm enjoying the music, no matter how superior or inferior the source. If I'm enjoying it, and in the moment, the quality of the source is not really very relevant.That doesn't mean I can't, won't or don't distinguish between the quality of the source, just that if the music is doing what it should, the source is then sufficient. I'd love it if my Arsenio Rodriquez or Sviatoslav Richter recordings qualified as "audiophile" recordings, and "sounded" more like my Cachiato or Time Fellner recordings, but they don't. It is my experience that they are more than fine the way they are, and I treasure them for WHAT they are.
Guess I draw the line at enjoyment of the music.
"I always play jazz records backwards, they sound better that way"
-Thomas Edison
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Follow Ups
- Where do you draw the line? - musetap 11:08:47 05/02/07 (5)
- Re: Where do you draw the line? - Todd Krieger 11:30:33 05/02/07 (4)
- Another take - lancelot 15:19:33 05/02/07 (0)
- Maybe... - Charles Hansen 14:33:33 05/02/07 (1)
- Excellent point - Dave Pogue 16:40:00 05/02/07 (0)
- AKA: different strokes for different folks... - musetap 12:39:58 05/02/07 (0)