Is a highly discerning system enjoyable?
I argue that in terms of musical enjoyment, connection, feeling the musicians and composers maybe a highly discerning system is going too far? Maybe I want the warts airbrushed out. Maybe I like a system that lets me listen to a broader range of recordings without whincing?
Then there’s systems which are discerning of performances vs. discerning of upstream gear. I personally feel they are not the same thing at all.
Lastly, if your room is an acoustic mess, how can you tell?
If you feel strongly either way I'd appreciate examples of the gear that made you go one way or another.
Yeah, on vinyl. Been keenly listening to the drums on Talking Heads, and I’m feeling like they, and the percussion are well balanced in the mix? Im now wanting to pull out other live recordings so I can listen to the drums :)
Oscar Peterson “The way I really play”, Japanese pressing up next. Regardless of mix etc, forgot how much I liked the Talking Heads. So thank you for that :) |
Not sure where the disconnect is, @cdc The producer was famous for saying his target listener used a stereo cassette player (i.e. boom box) as his reference. |
