Is it the sound quality or the music ? 2 Channel
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Member 4,715 posts Idlewithnodrive Member 4,715 posts
Idlewithnodrive
I find this subject rather interesting.  
 
In my mind, sound quality matters most to hi-fi aficionados and music to musos. In an ideal world we obviously want the best of both worlds but, in the real world, what ultimately matters most to you ?
 
I would happily listen to a poor quality recording of music that is otherwise unavailable to me than not listen to it at all. Much of the music I listen to is lo-fi anyway, so there is that.
 
On live recordings, for instance, for music that I like, I would happily listen to whatever quality is available.
 
For some it is excellent sound quality or not at all.
 
What matters most to you ? Both is not an acceptable answer.
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Maddog_007 Member 375 posts
Maddog_007
I remember listening to Radio Luxembourg back in the sixties.
Living in the Inner Hebrides medium wave radio reception was constantly fading in and out of my wee tranny.i  loved the music way back then , quality didn't matter as long as Emperor Rosco kept spinning the tunes!.
I have a decent setup here but I enjoy all genres of music in hi def now via Qobuz.
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DM Member 590 posts
DM
Without wanting to offend I have to say I feel a little sorry for anyone choosing SQ over music. 99.999999999999999999 % of women can't be wrong.
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Idlewithnodrive Member 4,715 posts
Idlewithnodrive
Sorry but human cognition is complex - 'both' is not unacceptable.
Sorry but, if you read the op, both is unacceptable, as it is not actually possible for both to be most important.
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Martin Macca Member 2,150 posts
Martin Macca
Sorry but, if you read the op, both is unacceptable, as it is not actually possible for both to be most important.
You ask 'which matters more to you' I'd say both matter equally and since there's no need to compromise on one of them...
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Tim (AKA timster) TJC Member 6,315 posts
Tim (AKA timster) TJC
Without wanting to offend I have to say I feel a little sorry for anyone choosing SQ over music.
I don't say it's one over the other. We all like/love music or we wouldn't be here or spend hard earned on hardware to listen to it.
But I ain't gonna listen to good music on a crappy system. It deserves better.
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Idlewithnodrive Member 4,715 posts
Idlewithnodrive
You ask 'which matters more to you' I'd say both matter equally and since there's no need to compromise on one of them...
and that of course is perfectly fine, but my point still stands.
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The_Krell Member 65 posts
The_Krell
It has to be the music. I can't imagine anyone when they first got into this hobby saying I want a system thet makes a "insert musical instrument" to sound as awesome as possible regardles of how bad the music is.
 
I wouldn't be surprised if people's priorities change such that, for some, the sound does become more important.
 
I wouldn't criticise anyone for whom that has become the case but suggest they ask themselves the question "If I can't listen to the music I enjoy then what is the point?"
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The_Krell Member 65 posts
The_Krell
You ask 'which matters more to you' I'd say both matter equally and since there's no need to compromise on one of them...
Hi-fi equipment in and of itself is a compromise.
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Martin Macca Member 2,150 posts
Martin Macca
Hi-fi equipment in and of itself is a compromise.
In what respect? Recordings are made using hi-fi equipment.
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The_Krell Member 65 posts
The_Krell
In what respect? Recordings are made using hi-fi equipment.
Speakers are the easiest consumer products to use as an example of compromise. Which drivers, crossovers, cabinet constuctions, price point voicing...its all a compromise and a balancing act.
But one can point to anything from the source to the speaker and every single item is a compromise.
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Steve shiels Steve s Member 62 posts
Steve shiels Steve s
In what respect? Recordings are made using hi-fi equipment.
I would have thought in the main they are not, just listened to with.
 
My experience of recording is thats its all low voltage, using microphones and di connections.
 
Again in my experence, its the hi fi ( that actually produce the sound) as in speakers and amplifier that dilute the recordings. If it wasn't there be no need for high end hifi systems?
I would certainly call much of the commercial equipment I hear at various shows a compromise
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