Is Recording quality the real culprit?

@ibmjunkman ....I suspected such, but thanks for the low down on exotic waste treatment and the means to do so....

One can apply the same routine with different means to the end with recordings, and it likely happens more often than one might think or even notice in a listening sess.....  The means to do such is not typical except for the most rabid of 'philes, and would require really deep pockets to be able to 'remaster' and mop up the mess one hears to their approval....

Best common example:  Movie sound tracks.

Waiting for AI to be turned loose into those mixes.... ;)

"Hal, why did you redo that break at 11:40?  I thought we'd agreed tha..."

"Well, Dave....I was reviewing the previous 5:40 and it seemed to me to not have enough cow bell...."

YES

Interesting on how so many agree on the original post and go into detail on why they agree yet, when you speak about equalizers in your system it's against all "Audiophile" beliefs.   Ask the question about having an equalizer in your system and you will have hundreds jump down your throat that it's not pure, you aren't hearing the music the way it was intended, blah blah blah.

My argument to that for many years has been not all recordings are not engineered well, the engineer isn't in your room, doesn't know your system etc...  Many of the imperfect recordings can be resolved with an equalizer or at least make them listenable which can expand your play list.  

Pretty much the same discussion different with responses. 

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