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Do you trust your system?

I was constantly upgrading gear, demoing songs, reading reviews, trying to find out why I had the feeling that the song I was playing shouldn’t sound the way it does. Something off or lacking, I luckily found a set of equipment and a room setup that if a song is off, it’s likely recorded that way. I trust my system to do a decent job.  I wonder do others get to a point where they are more critical of mastering techniques than something wrong with their equipment? Admittedly, it’s easier to say how a piece of gear or cable made some significant difference, but in what exactly since the music sources are so wildly manipulated by engineers?

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jasonbourne52
2,863 posts
 

Yes, I know what I have and am satisfied with it! No urge to change! Recordings - now that is something to discuss! As always, regardless of analog or digital - mono or stereo, quality can range from poor to excellent. Classical, jazz, rock the engineers/producers have the upper hand. One can only hope for the best!

middlemass
896 posts
 

Yes. My system will never cheat or steal from me.

oldhvymec
5,101 posts
 

Some gear is reformed some is refurbished. :-) But a recording can be a crap shoot sometime.

Janis Joplin has always been a favorite, but finding a great recording including some 15ips RtR 2nd masters, sucked. It was better than what I had but it was just rougher than a cob.. They didn't dub anything they just recorded it. Good, bad, or wasted, it got recorded.. One recording I heard 5 zippo lighters slam shut through the recording.. 

I call it "John Wayne" recording. "We whipped out another one,...... Pilgrim!"

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chorus
976 posts
 

I usually avoid listening to a "Live" Stream if there is a studio option.

In general the studios are better recordings.

 

Lately I have been experimenting with several speakers

in search of a new primary speaker. 

I am learning that the actual speaker makes less difference in the overall

listening pleasure than I had thought. 

Now that sounds contrary to commonly accepted thought and just wrong for a lot of reasons so let me provide some of the reasoning.

As I sit here listening to a pair of Time DC TF600 speakers

that are sold for $200-$300 all day long. 

If I blind tested these many would love the sound. Me too.

 

The associated gear, setup and room play as big a part 

in sound pleasure as the actual speakers.

 

Anyone want to hear the demo, I live in Phoenix

AZ and will accommodate all takers.

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