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Is a highly discerning system enjoyable?

I argue that in terms of musical enjoyment, connection, feeling the musicians and composers maybe a highly discerning system is going too far? Maybe I want the warts airbrushed out.  Maybe I like a system that lets me listen to a broader range of recordings  without whincing?

Then there’s systems which are discerning of performances vs. discerning of upstream gear. I personally feel they are not the same thing at all.

Lastly, if your room is an acoustic mess, how can you tell?

If you feel strongly either way I'd appreciate examples of the gear that made you go one way or another.

erik_squires

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cdc
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@erik_squires

Interesting observations

Often when I bring this up I think of U2 War.  Great album, mixed for boom boxes. 

What does this mean?

Can't we argue though that the high resolution system in some cases IS what makes a recording sound a lot worse?

Maybe true. So why would you want to spend a lot of money to enjoy something LESS?

cdc
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erik_squires

Just that I've heard that expression for a long time and eventually realized I never understood what it meant. How do they go about mastering a song to sound good in the car but not on hi-fi?

I understand about compression, bumping up the bass, smiley face eq, but do not see how that would be any more pleasurable in the car than hi-fi.

Cheers

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