"Bridge Over Trouble Water" sounds artificial


During the pandemic I've been upgrading my sound system.  I used to enjoy Simon & Garfunkel, "Bridge Over Trouble Water".  With my upgraded equipment the hi resolution audio sounds very synthetic, with one track on top of another, not like real music at all.  The voices are doubled and violins just layered on top.  On my same system, I played a live concert of Andre Previn playing Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue".  It sounded real and beautiful, like a live performance.  Am I doing something wrong?
aeschwartz

Showing 1 response by erik_squires

Not wrong, IMO, but this is what I've talked about before.  Trends and fads in what is considered a normal or good speaker system have changed over time.

You can't make a perfect speaker system for today and expect it to sound fabulous for all past decades of recorded music, so, I have argued, the best you can do is pick speakers that are equally good for all your styles of music and use tone controls as necessary.

Would be interested in knowing what this sounds like via homage speakers, like BBC mini monitors.

Best,

E