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"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?
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tomcy6
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With all equipment BOTW is a poor recording.  Am I wrong?


No, you're right.  BOTW is a poor recording.  That is a problem with a higher resolution system, but for me the better sound on good recordings more than makes up for it.
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mapman,

Do you choose music based on how many Grammy or MTV awards it's gotten? 

Well recorded music is the exception not the rule, and that makes sense from a record label point of view.   Why spend money improving the quality of recordings when it won't increase sales?  I wish they thought of what they do as more of an artistic endeavor, but they don't.  It's just a business.
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