NO not true. I am music first and listen to what I LIKE. But I like much of Dire and much of Mark. And it sounds great. I LOVE and listen to old Genesis, Yes, Tull Moody Blues, Pink Floyd, Dead, Jackie Greene, Cheeze, Buckethead ect. as well as new amazingly recorded music. Thanks.
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I am serious. I work VERY hard to have the best system I can. I have made many upgrades and am more than happy with my equipment. I stream 100% of the time, mostly form Qobuz. My digital front end is highly optimized. But when I want my system to sound AMAZING?
I play Mark Knopfler or my favorite Dire Straits. Seriously. It is recorded so exceptionally well, and seems to have harmonics which just please the ear and soul. I often think it sounds a bit 'tube like', as my system is all solid state. There are just no offending sounds, and never sibilance. I could list songs, but it would be easier to just list the one not to play ('Money for Nothing').
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So (@roxy54) I do like to keep a short playlist called Demo, where I listen to the 'sound first' on music I enjoy and know well. I think it is very useful when evaluating a new piece of equipment. Here are a few from memory: Anette Askvik 'Liberty'....subtle sounds, breathy sax Tool "Chocolate Chip Trip"...soundstage way beyond speakers Buckethead 'Wishing Well'...not the best recording but I like it Mary Chapin Carpenter "hand on my back'...Beautiful Led Zeppelin 'Going to California' Stevie Ray Vaughan ' Tin Pan Alley'
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I agree @ossicle2brain. I have an extensive hard drive with files from standard CD's to DSD. But my streaming is so highly optimized that is not always true that local sounds better than a high rez stream from Qobuz. I love Bela and Cosmic Hippo has amazing bass! Recall I never challenged anyone's local file sound quality. |
It has been fun hearing everybody's "favorite sounding songs that they like''. Is that fair to say?? My only intention here was that some music (that I like) sounds better than other music (that I like). There have been many great suggestions here..hopefully many pick up a few songs that they like and that leads to even more music that they like. It is the process of streaming....hear something new and broaden your listening. Why the haters??? Rosy54 accused me of listening wrong. The Carpathian was just plain mean to rcm1203. bolong put me and others in a sad old group...I think a sadder group is those who write stuff like that. and fpomposo is accusatory, assumptive, ignorant and rude. I am so proud of him for having an Aurender with a hard drive. That certainly proves his music sounds better than mine. The only approach that needs reevaluated is how you respond on a public forum. Thanks all for the great suggestions and enjoy your music! |
Thanks hcow! I do enjoy Salty Dog! So much good stuff I agree with everyone (except maybe the Peter Cetera thing) :) I just keep finding songs I like and adding them to my playlist. I have about a thousand I shuffle through, and often stop and investigate the wnole album or albums from there. Roon i squite good a selecting songs one might like based on their selections..better than most software I have sampled. To thos who say they have heard it a thousand times, I challenge their listening habits not mine. I just pointed out what sounds good. I love the phrase 'hits you in all the right places' so true. I would say all the music i truly love does that. or at least hits someplace with exceptional emotion. Example for me Genesis 'The Lamia" and most of the second side of that album. But this does not sound great on every system. For me it was also a standard evaluator for that reason. |