@donavabdear based upon your equipment choices I don't think you have a solid understanding of the recording process. The key to great sounding recordings are the microphones and the talent of the engineers. You can make great recordings without state of the art electronics, rooms and monitors. They can all be compensated for by the engineer.
If you were serious about sound you would...
If your audiophile quest is to get the best sound then buy the best equipment used to make the recordings originally. One of the few things nearly every audiophile agrees about is that you can't make the signal better than the original. So:
Solid State Logic 2 channels preamp 5k$
Meyer Sound Bluehorn powered speakers 2x 140K$
Pro Tools MTRX system 10k$
Mac Studio Computer 8k$
Total about 170k$
How is it possible to get better sound than the best recording studio gear?
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@donavabdear I apologize for my earlier post. I should have looked at your system before writing for you are clearly a serious music/equipment person. That said, I don't think most audiophiles are looking to recreate what is heard by the artist at final mixdown or at the mastering stage. You can argue that should be their goal, but unless you were in the room at the time you really don't know what it's supposed to sound like. As a practical matter the best most can do is make the majority of their music collection sound good to them. It's imperfect, but can work out quite well for most experienced audiophiles. |