Some of my best recordings are from the 50’s, 60’s, and 70’s. They knew how to record and master back then, today it is mostly a lost art and most remasters suck in my opinion. So, in answering the question in regards to making old recordings sound better, they already do sound better! Let's take Nancy Sinatra's LP County My Way for instance....I do not think it can be bettered....it sounds simply gorgeous on my system.
So how can a great system solve less than great recordings
It seems no matter how good a system is, the quality of recording quality takes priority.
Formsome reason nobody talks about challenges of making older recordings sound better. Classics from 70s and 80s are amazing tunes, but even remastered editions still cant make sound qualiity shortcomings all better. Profoundly sad. Some older stuff sounds quite good but lots of stuff is disturbing.
Formsome reason nobody talks about challenges of making older recordings sound better. Classics from 70s and 80s are amazing tunes, but even remastered editions still cant make sound qualiity shortcomings all better. Profoundly sad. Some older stuff sounds quite good but lots of stuff is disturbing.