I remeber having a letter published in the tas (the absolute sound) years ago. This was right after tas had practically gone under. Harry Pearson had posed the question ,What bothers audiophiles most? One of my pet peeves was audiophile records. For most of us we are as bad at selecting music as we are good at selecting equipment. There is an inverse proportionality. I said that I was never going to purchase another audiophile record. It was almost true.
When the record industry decided to force digital down our throats my office was over a record store. Sometimes I would just buy the whole record bin. It was about the size of a milk carton. It was a fire sale. The ratio of goodto bad records was about 1/10. The better the music the worst the recording. It is kind of amusing how we complain about CDs. There is so much awful vinyl out there. I'm talking recording quality and musical content.
One thing digital has done is to give us the option of previewing music before we buy. Many artist give you a sample on thier website.
Now days when you guys declare your favorite record I simply open another browser window and google the artist or album. If I'm lucky I can find a video of the artist on Utube and see them live. By the time the discussion is done I have already listened to the artist My computer, a Dell Studio XPS' was actually built for entertainment more than work. Don't tell the IRS.
If you have good music you can listen to a table radio. My friend is in the process of uploading his CD collection to his IPOD. He told me he knows it not the quality of my stereo. I replied i don't care. As long as you are enjoying music. I do care. I'll get him on audio later.
My point is music is the only important thing. If you want to listen to Casino Royale in perpetuity fine with me. My true test for equipment is does it make me want to listen to music. So get out there boys and find that music. You are going to enjoy your system 10 time better. When the weekend comes twenty dollars might buy you 2 CDs. That beats replacing your power receptacles.
When you locate something really special share it with us.
When the record industry decided to force digital down our throats my office was over a record store. Sometimes I would just buy the whole record bin. It was about the size of a milk carton. It was a fire sale. The ratio of goodto bad records was about 1/10. The better the music the worst the recording. It is kind of amusing how we complain about CDs. There is so much awful vinyl out there. I'm talking recording quality and musical content.
One thing digital has done is to give us the option of previewing music before we buy. Many artist give you a sample on thier website.
Now days when you guys declare your favorite record I simply open another browser window and google the artist or album. If I'm lucky I can find a video of the artist on Utube and see them live. By the time the discussion is done I have already listened to the artist My computer, a Dell Studio XPS' was actually built for entertainment more than work. Don't tell the IRS.
If you have good music you can listen to a table radio. My friend is in the process of uploading his CD collection to his IPOD. He told me he knows it not the quality of my stereo. I replied i don't care. As long as you are enjoying music. I do care. I'll get him on audio later.
My point is music is the only important thing. If you want to listen to Casino Royale in perpetuity fine with me. My true test for equipment is does it make me want to listen to music. So get out there boys and find that music. You are going to enjoy your system 10 time better. When the weekend comes twenty dollars might buy you 2 CDs. That beats replacing your power receptacles.
When you locate something really special share it with us.