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Posted by NRen2k5 on 10/17/61 11:42
Peterson wrote:
> Not that I'm fond of the Deadheads who you tell you're not really into the
> Dead and they insist it's because you haven't heard this boot from Stockholm
> in '72, but I do sympathize with the old school of musical appreciation that
> likes their music with warts and all. I don't mind having a different
> listening experience than anyone else with the same album, if only because
> it makes it a bit more mine.
>
> So, while uncompressed digital recordings might be, in fact, truer
> replications of the original, and certainly fit better with today's more
> sterilized recording methods, I still stand by the idea that LPs do, in
> fact, sound better, at least with older analog recordings, such as from, but
> not limited to, the '60s and '70s. Not necessarily truer, but with more
> character. Kinda like the girl next door who's not bad-looking, but no
> knockout, but a hell of a lot cooler to hang out with than the cheerleader
> debs. Or more appropriately, playing through a vintage tube amp as opposed
> to a modern, tubeless amp. Drum machine or Keth Moon, even.
>
> I know this is a list with more of a technological bent, but lest we forget,
> it's still about the music. And no matter how lofi bashers try to spin it,
> there's no fun in spinning a CD backwards for hidden messages.
Please don't top-post.
- NRen2k5
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