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Your system quality vs. recording quality

This is what I find frustrating.  Some recordings sound amazing, even better with a great system.   And then there are recordings that just don’t sound good.  And these recordings are from very good performers (why didn’t they put out a better quality recording?? Is it that difficult?).

A revealing system will highlight problem recordings.

No matter how much is spent on quality components, it’s very hard to make subpar recordings sound great.
A profound dilemma.




emergingsoul
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fuzztone
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Why?
It’s often serendipity. I’ve made great recordings and later poor ones with the same hardware. Practice makes for better quality. Some artists are sold a bill of goods by the producer.
Reminds me to put some mics on eBay.
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noromance
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Then there is the flimsy 70s vinyl that blows away some audiophile 200gram effort.
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needfreestuff
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  1. It’s my belief that a lot has to do with the rooms that they are recorded in and the equipment they are using.
ebm
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I do not have that problem i have at least 3 thousand classical records that sound wonderful.Among then EMI,DECCA,MERCURY,BRITISH COLUMBIA ETC.Been collecting records for over 50 years.
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millercarbon
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Well, two things. One, there are no recordings suddenly revealed to be bad by your system getting better. Mine's crazy better- and so are all my recordings. Records once though to be very run of the mill I would now have no reservations playing to impress any guest. 

And two, that's not to say they're all equally good. Its more like, when your system is truly revealing then all recordings sound great- and the ones you thought were great turn out to be downright magical.
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