Beware poor sounding media


One of the hardest things to accept as an audiophile is an inferior sounding CD, stream, record etc. It’s too easy to personalize it as a flaw in the system.
ideally, we should accept each track on it’s own sonic merits, good or bad, and enjoy the music thereon. But, too often, it can destroy the enjoyment of a listening session and blanket the experience.

Anyone else experience this?

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I’m new to streaming on Qobuz with my Innuos Zenith Mark II which I’m really enjoyed for it’s ease of use & vast library to choose from. A lot of it sounds good to very good, dynamic, quiet, clean & detailed. Fun!

That all said, when an album is well done, mastered by on e of those guys mentioned & a few others, & in good shape , it can sound excellent! I’ve recently compared the two mediums head to head with same cuts, played within a few seconds of each other. It’s surprisingly close & digital reproduction has come a long way. The bass & lower midrange weight from my analog set up is better, richer, fuller & more enjoyable to me. I’ve have a 20 year old Basis 2500 / Vector 4 arm, new Hana ML cartridge & Art Audio Vinyl one phono amp. Amazing that an over 100 year old technology ( in concept - not in execution  of course) still sounds so good.