ChemMan said:
Sure: Janine Jansen Vivaldi: The Four Seasons. She has a her sister and father on it with her. I don't know why the Tidal link does not work properly.
That's great. I'll give it a listen.
Edit. What a joyful and exuberant rendition of The Four Seasons - so thank you for the recommendation.
Also, while I'm at it, let me try and put more "meat on the bones" of where I'm coming from, with regard to Music and Hifi in general...and Cables in particular.
The love of music is, of course, totally individual and subjective. Nobody can, or should tell you what you should like, or indeed, criticise what you do like. Your ears should be the judge.
The playback of that music requires a HiFi system; the picking of which is subjective and imo. should be based on what gives you the most enjoyment. It may measure great, or it may not...but the important thing is that it gives pleasure and connects you emotionally to the message that the musicians are trying to convey.
Now, as you put together a system, you should try out as many different brands as possible.....and the final selection is almost always based on what you hear and whether you like it more than its peers. It is seldom based on measurements, blind ABX tests and oscilliscope readings. In fact, I use characteristics that aren't measureable and again are totally subjective, like realism, believeability, emotional connection etc
Generally speaking, if you choose a component that conventional wisdom deems to make a difference, then your hearing is trusted to come up with the right answer. If on the other hand, you even suggest that you use that same hearing, to evaluate areas that are deemed not to make a difference, you are told not to waste your time. You are so not trusted to come to the right conclusion (for you), that it is suggested you don't even try.
As a scientist, where there is a polemic debate (even where it is insisted that this is a known area), surely it is worth putting to bed by trying it?
You have followed some of my posts and have said that you agree with a lot of my thoughts and assessments around how different brands sound. I came to those conclusions by doing a lot of listening....and when it comes to cables of any sort, I go through the same process....except in the case of cables, people queue up to tell me it's all in my head. Well, it may be, or it may not be....but that (for me) isn't the point. The point is, I got out there and tried...and then followed the path that was right for me...not a path that somebody on a forum told me was right.
I have heard and tried brands including Atlas, Cardas, TCI, Clearer Audio, Audioquest, WireWorld, Titan, Chord and Furutech. IMO. Some made the sound better. Some made the sound worse...and some, on some components, made no difference.
I think it is very necessary for the tech people on here, in the interest of balance, to put the other side of the debate...but imv there is a debate to be had.....and again imv...the worst thing is to put people off trying. Whereas in their view, they are trying to save people like you (for their own good), from being convinced by people like me, to waste their money.
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