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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Showing 6 responses by roxy54

Silly premise, since the needs of producers in studios and home listeners are quite different, but if that’s what you believe, go ahead and buy it! By the way, you forgot to mention cables.

@donavabdear 

Since you obviously believe that you know all that there is to know on this subject, why did you even start this thread? I suppose it was to brag about all the money that you've spent and the awards that you've won. Very impressive...

@donavabdear 

To answer your question: The reasons why we don't use the same equipment are many, including size, cost and esthetic considerations, but more importantly, what the studio and producer consider perfect is often at odds with the hearing preferences of the end user who may choose to tailor the sound with digital frequency adjustments or simple tone controls as well as their choice of either solid state, vacuum tube or class D amplification.

Humans have very specific tastes in everything, so it's hard for me to believe that this wouldn't have occurred to you.

@donavabdear

Your theory makes no sense even after all of your explanations, because there are many different brands of speakers and amps etc. used in studios, and of course they will all sound different, therefore, the music when played back in the home will sound no more accurate when played back on studio gear unless it’s the exact same gear used to make that particular recording, and even then, I’m not convinced of the validity of your idea.

Since you make recordings, you obviously have a bias in favor of studio gear, and that’s fine, but t’s just another version of sound, not the most correct.

@mbmi

Are you aware of the fact that many years ago, when the Armor all craze was popular, reviewer Ken Kessler got in a lot of hot water for endorsing the practice when it was found to be harmful to CD’s?

If you want to use a surface treatment on your CD's  there are better and safer alternatives, such as Auric Illuminator. 

@inna 

I'm surprised and disappointed that you would make such a blanket and ignorant comment.