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| It's the music that counts! |
Which is more important?
Those on the side of sound quality insist that as long as you have a great sounding system, the music won't matter. Never mind if it's the saccharine and syrupy ballads of Barry Manilow and Air Supply or the nothing but oh so smooth jazz by Kenny G.
They went on and on blabbing to great lengths the joys of listening to the "right" system. Everyone threw in their respective take on the matter. Some were pretty objective, others subjective while a few bordered on the absurd.
I happen to be a member of the said forum and along with like minded and true blue music fans, we rallied and argued:
Aren't we all in this hobby because of the music?
Here are my thoughts on the topic:
It'll always be musical preference for me.
They (preferred albums and songs) are not only my favorites, they also have stories to tell that go way back since I was a kid.
So, whenever I play America's badly mastered History CD, it reminds me of a 6th grader asking his uncle's then girlfriend about the songs of Dewey Bunnell, Gerry Beckley and Dan Peek. Whenever I play Bruce Springsteen's The River, I can still recall the days CBS, Sony, Columbia records not having a local distributor until Octo Arts thankfully came to the rescue.
There's pleasure when one listens to audiophile recordings being played on esoteric stereo equipments - I agree. That music though won't reach out to me. But if by any chance an AM station out there would play Neil Young's "Powderfinger," static and interference included, I'll still listen to it and by the end of the song say "YEAH"!
But that's just me bros, peace!
So, whenever I play America's badly mastered History CD, it reminds me of a 6th grader asking his uncle's then girlfriend about the songs of Dewey Bunnell, Gerry Beckley and Dan Peek. Whenever I play Bruce Springsteen's The River, I can still recall the days CBS, Sony, Columbia records not having a local distributor until Octo Arts thankfully came to the rescue.
There's pleasure when one listens to audiophile recordings being played on esoteric stereo equipments - I agree. That music though won't reach out to me. But if by any chance an AM station out there would play Neil Young's "Powderfinger," static and interference included, I'll still listen to it and by the end of the song say "YEAH"!
But that's just me bros, peace!
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Well,
I'm not an expert on audio that's why I don't post as often as others.
The reason I chose musical preference is obviously because of my being
more of a music lover.
I admit to having a very cheap system. Sorry, but it's all I can afford. Now, is my enjoyment being curtailed by my very cheap system?
I admit to having a very cheap system. Sorry, but it's all I can afford. Now, is my enjoyment being curtailed by my very cheap system?
Guess not.
I still get goosebumps listening to Jeff Buckley's cover of "Hallelujah," contemplate on my mortality to the tune of Steely Dan's "Any World (That I'm Welcome To)", imagine vividly a scene from a Nazi concentration camp whenever I hear Rush's "Red Sector A" and roar with the crowd while Peter Frampton's doing his extended solo on "Do You Feel Like We Do."
To me, that's musical bliss and I already consider myself blessed no matter how bad sounding my system may be.
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