Most musicians are not audiophiles:
www.cnet.com/news/why-do-musicians-have-lousy-hi-fis/
While audiophiles tend to have a dull taste in music
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Mudface The web isn't callipygian, Wed 21 Aug 2019, 12:19,
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^ this
Always jazz and prog rock.
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Draconacticus Reject shampoo. Demand real poo!, Wed 21 Aug 2019, 12:36,
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really good point
creativie vs techy people have totally different brains. Who will win
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Turboesprit Volume knob, Wed 21 Aug 2019, 17:06,
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There's only one way to find out...
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evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Wed 21 Aug 2019, 17:19,
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I'm a musician and the only hi-fi I have now is in the car. I do now have a set of 'high def' headphones which are nice, but as I grew up listening to music mostly on a crappy cassette walkman, low quality audio has never bothered me and I've never thought a song was particularly improved by increased audio fidelity. If you have a very expensive hi-fi then I suppose you are only going to listen to music with very high production values and that's probably a bit limiting.
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This is not entirely true. For an obvious example, most Aphex Twin music is not audiophile quality mastered, given his redisposition towards recording on casette decks and such. But do his incredibly complex soundscapes sound increasingly fippin' awesome on hi quality audio gear? Yes, the hell yes!
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Hugh Breeze likes it. A Lot., Wed 21 Aug 2019, 19:38,
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Indeed, SAW is my go to reference album when setting up audio gear because:
1) I'm very familiar with it
2) It has a frequency range that will reveal how the set-up responds at both the low end and the high end.
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Happosai _,,,,_(O ; o)_,,,, Wed 21 Aug 2019, 23:08,
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It's sobering to listen to old records from the 40s etc
The audio quality is shiiiiiiiite but the soul of the music still comes through.
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Extinct Jesus Dossier "...I think it counteracts Hitler's magic...", Thu 22 Aug 2019, 9:31,
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