Vladimir said:
Bradley747 said:
where is all this leading to Vlad?
Higher hosting bill for Haymarket.
perhaps they can recoup it through advertising.
In my experience a system that glosses over the flaws in bad recordings can make good recordings sound too dull.
I think it's false to say there's no way to know what the original recording sounds like at all unless one were there. Logically a system that introduces the least distortion and variation in frequencies will sound closest to it. But really, if I listened to someone's voice ( talking, etc. ) there's a pretty good chance that I would later be able to recognize that person by their voice in real life, just from any semi competent system. The examples of real instruments also annoy me because much of the music I listen to involves no real instruments so I have to be able to rely on a relatively neutral system being able to reproduce it fairly accurately. Either that or ensure I have the same equipment as the person who made the music.
Interestingly, I find that warm equipment somehow sounds more natural, or I find myself thinking that it sounds natural even though it is much harsher if I listened to the actual instrument live in my room.
Anyway, I enjoy a mix of sounds, particularly by owning multiple headphones.