My system is most certainly revealing, call it high-resolution if you will. There is a ton of music I own that is certainly not the best quality in recording and/or production (mixing, mastering, plating, pressing, vinyl quality). However, I really enjoy that music so I just keep the volume a little lower and it sounds pretty good, just not great. But again, the music is great and I still enjoy the listening session, even on a high-resolution system. Last night I played a number of records (hey, it was Saturday night so of course I had a nice long listening session!) and was all over the place in the type of music and the sound quality. This is but one example; Yes, 'The Yes Album' is not the best in sound quality but is still pretty good so I played it at an appreciable volume but not terribly loud. What a wonderful album that is and I thoroughly enjoyed every minute. On a couple of songs I found it to be a little brash so, even though at a moderate volume level, I went back a couple of clicks and it smoothed out a bit more. Up next, Jennifer Warnes, 'Famous Blue Raincoat' (numbered limited edition, reissue by Impex, from Jennifer's private analogue tape). Turn up the volume on that one. Holy crap, is that a fine production quality and definitely of excellent music, to boot. Holographic, deep, about as good as it gets in every respect.
The bottom line is that I like to enjoy it all and most definitely prefer a higher-end and very revealing audio system. I simply treat the volume control with a little regard when playing those not-so-great recordings and let 'er rip on those fabulous sounding recordings. Great music is a way of life, and for me, so too is a great audio system.
The bottom line is that I like to enjoy it all and most definitely prefer a higher-end and very revealing audio system. I simply treat the volume control with a little regard when playing those not-so-great recordings and let 'er rip on those fabulous sounding recordings. Great music is a way of life, and for me, so too is a great audio system.