What price detail?

[plastic penguin]

Are you a detail person or a stickler for character?

Cast your votes.

 

[Frank Harvey]

Detail.

 

[ID.]

Detail.

The character should be there in the recording and I don't want my stereo messing with that.

 

[chebby]

Both.

I prefer not to hear detail dominating the sound (like a badly over-sharpened photo) but to just be there minding it's business and supporting the illusion.

 

[plastic penguin]

"We've never had it so good", exclaimed one of our esteemed members about 2 years ago. I personally don't fully subscribe to that notion. Some modern amps I heard have fallen below the sonic plimsoll line.

Are we trying to extract too much for very little?

 

[CnoEvil]

A euphonious sound and a detailed sound, are not mutually exclusive. :shifty:

 

[Macspur]

Both.

I prefer not to hear detail dominating the sound (like a badly over-sharpened photo) but to just be there minding it's business and supporting the illusion.

Couldn't put it better myself Chebby.

 

[Gusboll]

Character. It should be there in the recording and I don't want my stereo interfering with it.

 

[Crossie]

Detail...

 

[Craig M.]

Both.

I prefer not to hear detail dominating the sound (like a badly over-sharpened photo) but to just be there minding it's business and supporting the illusion.

Couldn't put it better myself Chebby.

+1 (or is that 2?)

 

[the record spot]

They aren't mutually exclusive - well designed gear will deliver both.

 

[Overdose]

Detail for me, although I'm not sure what you mean by character.

As for price, detail cost me less the £1k for the complete system in my sig.

 

[BenLaw]

Isn't the thread title a different question from the question you actually asked?

And both, very happily.

 

[CnoEvil]

They aren't mutually exclusive - well designed gear will deliver both.

Great minds, and all that.....

 

[jaxwired]

charactail

 

[Inter_Voice]

Both.

I prefer not to hear detail dominating the sound (like a badly over-sharpened photo) but to just be there minding it's business and supporting the illusion.

Couldn't put it better myself Chebby.

+1 (or is that 2?)

Count me in :boohoo:

 

[Jason36]

Personally I like a lot of detail with my music, which is probably why I now do most of my listening via headphones

 

[CnoEvil]

Personally I like a lot of detail with my music, which is probably why I now do most of my listening via headphones

Ah, but you are also a "vinyl junky". :shifty:

 

[ID.]

Detail for me, although I'm not sure what you mean by character.

Quite right. The title seems to be invting the comment that one would sell ones soul (or at least the music's soul) for detail.

 

[altruistic.lemon]

You want the character, ambience and detail of the original performance. Without them HiFi isn't HiFi.

 

[Electro]

You want the character, ambience and detail of the original performance. Without them HiFi isn't HiFi.

You have hit the nail firmly and squarely on the head :cheers:

This is what I have always wanted and now have !

 

[oldric_naubhoff]

You want the character, ambience and detail of the original performance. Without them HiFi isn't HiFi.

:thumbs up:

 

[matthewpiano]

You want the character, ambience and detail of the original performance. Without them HiFi isn't HiFi.

Spot on. One of the best posts I've read on here for ages. :clap:

 

[the record spot]

And sadly, you'll never get it. You might get a close representation but that's it. Nice post right enough though.

 

[CJSF]

You want the character, ambience and detail of the original performance. Without them HiFi isn't HiFi.

Yep I give that the thumbs up . . . plus 'carefully matched gear' is important and it don't have to cost the earth either.

CJSF