Recently I've been pondering quite a few things related to audio. Tonight I threw on a couple of old chestnuts, the Moody Blues, which I had not listened to in forever because so many things didn't sound very good on a pair of home theater speakers previously dragooned into service as main music speakers.
So I've been listening to the Moody Blues over and over again. It's a multi-track mix, it's not audiophile fare, and I can't stop listening to it as if I've never heard it before. Because I haven't. Not like this. I've never had a speaker this efficient in my system before. Hand in hand with that, never one as dynamic. The musical presentation is markedly different.
So I've been doing a lot of reconsideration of what I thought I knew, the "commonly accepted wisdom" of what is supposed to constitute good design and good performance. When I get my thoughts a little more unscrambled I'll be adding to this thread, I have to pull out some Yes to further investigate this. While reference grade recordings tell one thing, not so artisanal recordings tell another.
So I've been listening to the Moody Blues over and over again. It's a multi-track mix, it's not audiophile fare, and I can't stop listening to it as if I've never heard it before. Because I haven't. Not like this. I've never had a speaker this efficient in my system before. Hand in hand with that, never one as dynamic. The musical presentation is markedly different.
So I've been doing a lot of reconsideration of what I thought I knew, the "commonly accepted wisdom" of what is supposed to constitute good design and good performance. When I get my thoughts a little more unscrambled I'll be adding to this thread, I have to pull out some Yes to further investigate this. While reference grade recordings tell one thing, not so artisanal recordings tell another.
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