tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post9165057585397086584..comments2024-03-26T15:57:13.443+00:00Comments on On An Overgrown Path: The poor quality of sound these daysUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-72625605034779683132009-01-08T18:23:00.000+00:002009-01-08T18:23:00.000+00:00Pliable:Thanks for the link to Linn Records which ...Pliable:<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the link to Linn Records which I didn't know.<BR/><BR/>Have you heard of OnClassical? They also sell uncompressed audio files. I interview their founder, Alessandro Simonetto, for zeitschichten.com:<BR/><BR/>http://www.zeitschichten.com/2008/12/04/interview-with-alessandro-simonetto-founder-of-onclassical-%E2%80%93-the-e-label-for-audiophiles/Matthias Röderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13941135084542505666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-47595159266236513692009-01-08T18:21:00.000+00:002009-01-08T18:21:00.000+00:00Not only has the equipment for listening to music ...Not only has the equipment for listening to music become more low-tech, many, many, recording engineers seem to think that they can replace good choice of recording venue and proper placement of microphones with clever digital post production. This of course is not the case and everyone who has listened to the wonderful recordings that Dabringhaus and Grimm are making (and that Gene Pope of popemusic did for some years) will know better.<BR/><BR/>Ultimately, though, the only place where non-musicians will learn how to listen (and this is infinitely more important than a good hifi equipment) is at the life performances.Matthias Röderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13941135084542505666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-35812491768404704392009-01-08T13:32:00.000+00:002009-01-08T13:32:00.000+00:00David, for listening at home I use Sennheiser HD 8...David, for listening at home I use Sennheiser HD 850 headphones.<BR/><BR/>I don't have Stax, but I do have a pair of Micro Seiki electrostatic headphones that date back to the 1970s and which have an industrial style metal-cased transformer. The transient response and mid-range clarity is outstanding. <BR/><BR/>But, like the Stax and other electrostatic drivers I believe, the bottom end does roll off. So the Sennheiser's are the preferred choice.<BR/><BR/>Like you I rip from my own CDs. But some of the independent labels are offering 'studio quality' file downloads. Check out Linn Record's Studio Master WMA lossless files -<BR/><BR/>http://www.linnrecords.com/linn-formats.aspxPliablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616598845886342325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-92152973851290614642009-01-08T13:22:00.000+00:002009-01-08T13:22:00.000+00:00Email received:Gee, I should have added that when ...<I>Email received:</I><BR/><BR/>Gee, I should have added that when listening to my system on headphones, I use Sennheisers as well (but what I REALLY would like to get, when I can afford it, is a pair of Stax headphones.....sigh.....)I, too, use higher-quality headphones when listening to my iPod. And I do not download from the Web, I rip from my own CD collection. The sound of an amazing recording therefore, like Bernstein's Canadide on DGG, is not lost due to file compression. <BR/><BR/>Cheers<BR/>David CavlovicPliablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616598845886342325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-45885126941517154642009-01-08T11:39:00.000+00:002009-01-08T11:39:00.000+00:00Steve, it's a fair point you make. But the sound f...Steve, it's a fair point you make. But the sound from low tech systems can be improved. I listen to my iPod using Sennheiser PX 200 mini headphones. The sound is orders of magnitude better than the standard issue iPod phones. You can even hear, and feel, the gong in <I>Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum</I> with them.<BR/><BR/>http://www.sennheiser.co.uk/uk/icm.nsf/root/05207Pliablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616598845886342325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-390145650212712992009-01-08T11:29:00.000+00:002009-01-08T11:29:00.000+00:00What you say is true, but different devices serve ...What you say is true, but different devices serve different purposes. I doubt I will ever have a system that can render the gongs in a Messaien piece (to the benefit of my neighbours), but I can use low-tech systems to fill in between going to live events. <BR/><BR/>If I lived outside an urban centre, then I'd probably spend the extra.Steve Freemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14771999065792016571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-4826319337137801572009-01-08T00:04:00.000+00:002009-01-08T00:04:00.000+00:00It's terrible. I don't think people are capable o...It's terrible. I don't think people are capable of actually listening to music any more. As for myself, I will listen to an mp3 to see if I want to buy the cd.<BR/><BR/>It's ironic, too, since in the past few years the sound quality of CDs has improved greatly, I think, in part, because musicians have learned how to play for the technology.<BR/><BR/>martin, boulder, coloradoMartin Fritterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06529452029517959009noreply@blogger.com