So
I purchased via e-bay my first mobile fidelity recording by the English Beat (I know).
Not a great album although it has it's moments.
However, it did sound rather good. An actual well recorded full sounding foot tapping sound. Previously I had played Neil Youngs 'Homegrown' LP. Also we'll recorded. After a couple of hours playing music I realised that the mobile fidelity recording actually was to my ears of c.d quality. Subjective,yes and I still believe it to be the best format, again subjective.
The point (if there is one). Can you not just dump Russ Andrews and two grand cables as upgrades and realise that it is the recording that is the the most important thing ?
Streaming will be the future but remastered recordings so loved by many services are not necessarily the stamp of quality ithey claim to be.
Mobile fidelity recordings are very , very expensive. Agreed ,so, on balance chasing an upgrade is probably actually cheaper. And yet , a good recording is really something else.
Do we forget this? When someone says my speakers lack bass or are lacking something. Is it always the equipment at fault?
I chase good recordings to find the best sound. Hifi enthusiasts seem to chase magic boxes hoping to polish a turd.
It has to be there to be heard , right?
I purchased via e-bay my first mobile fidelity recording by the English Beat (I know).
Not a great album although it has it's moments.
However, it did sound rather good. An actual well recorded full sounding foot tapping sound. Previously I had played Neil Youngs 'Homegrown' LP. Also we'll recorded. After a couple of hours playing music I realised that the mobile fidelity recording actually was to my ears of c.d quality. Subjective,yes and I still believe it to be the best format, again subjective.
The point (if there is one). Can you not just dump Russ Andrews and two grand cables as upgrades and realise that it is the recording that is the the most important thing ?
Streaming will be the future but remastered recordings so loved by many services are not necessarily the stamp of quality ithey claim to be.
Mobile fidelity recordings are very , very expensive. Agreed ,so, on balance chasing an upgrade is probably actually cheaper. And yet , a good recording is really something else.
Do we forget this? When someone says my speakers lack bass or are lacking something. Is it always the equipment at fault?
I chase good recordings to find the best sound. Hifi enthusiasts seem to chase magic boxes hoping to polish a turd.
It has to be there to be heard , right?