Re: [LAU] How bad is mp3/ogg

Am 12.10.2011 21:45, schrieb Fons Adriaensen: I am quite sure, that this could make some extremely listenable differences also. Sergiu Celibidache refused to allow *any* recordings of the music he played with several top-grade orchestras whenever he could. He thought, that music cannot be conserved and he also found all microphones in-aedequate. I tend to think, that such reservations have to do with the way, music is made fit for the market. If a recording is really "HiFi" in the sense of the word, it does not only spoil the expectations of most listeners, it is hard to reproduce with average equipment also. Thus such recordings are no products that can be sold to everybody easily. Some younger drummers and guitar-players I recorded have made a long face when they heard their playing for the first time reproduced by my nearfield-monitors. They simply where disappointed, that my 8"-Speakers did not sound "the same as powerful" as their 4x12"-stack or their 24" bass-drum. Its physics -- baby ;-) I think to make recordings is a form of art in its own: HiFi is just a concept, that can act as a guideline if this is wanted but in the end it is plain impossible to make a recording that is a valid replacement of music played live. And if one goes for it as far as possible, the result may sound quite strange to people that are used to recordings that sound "good" even from their laptop-speakers. The horizon of sound that fits the latter requirement can be reproduced by OGG or MP3 quite well I guess... best regards HZN