Yes and no.
I always believed it was, and still lean towards that view. I am now more aware of limitations though. I feel quite strange when some audiophiles focus on one aspect of sound reproduction to the detriment of the others.
Your question brings up the whole issue of rock and popular music, (let alone the computer generated or aided type)not having any kind of actual live performance to be captured.
The "it's all relative" answers simply serve to duck issues and are usually served to advance a totally subjective approach where ecverything and its polar opposite is justifiable or worst, seen as the truth.
The odd time I can be sucked into reproduced sound and either I think it is real or forget that it's not: no matter which, that's what the goal is it not? Too bad this magic doesn't work each and every time.
When the recording is bad, focus on the music. When the music is bad, focus on the recording. When the music and the recording are bad, don't blame your system.
I always believed it was, and still lean towards that view. I am now more aware of limitations though. I feel quite strange when some audiophiles focus on one aspect of sound reproduction to the detriment of the others.
Your question brings up the whole issue of rock and popular music, (let alone the computer generated or aided type)not having any kind of actual live performance to be captured.
The "it's all relative" answers simply serve to duck issues and are usually served to advance a totally subjective approach where ecverything and its polar opposite is justifiable or worst, seen as the truth.
The odd time I can be sucked into reproduced sound and either I think it is real or forget that it's not: no matter which, that's what the goal is it not? Too bad this magic doesn't work each and every time.
When the recording is bad, focus on the music. When the music is bad, focus on the recording. When the music and the recording are bad, don't blame your system.