2012/12/28 Florian Paul Schmidt <mista.tapas(a)gmx.net>
Sometimes other factors play a much bigger role than
the actual
faithfulness of the reproduction. For many people this is true and I admit
that when DJ'ing it's true for me, too (though I much prefer listening to
good recordings over my nearfield monitors through a good quality DA). For
some people not going with the trend (being a rebel against the evil
digital) gives them enough satisfaction that they ignore the merits of a
technology. Then there's the factor of emotional and economic investment
into a solution. Admitting being wrong means admitting that one has
invested tons into an inferior solution. This often reminds me of the sad
story about doctors not desinfecting (or washing) their hands before
treating women in labor. After the discovery of the effectiveness of
desinfection of the hands to prevent death for the child and the woman it
took another full generation of doctors before it became common place.. [1]
The human mind is capable of tricking itself into believing all kinds of
stuff for all kinds of reasons, even in the face of contradicting evidence.
And this is the exact vibe I get from most so-called audiophiles that I
encountered in my life.
One last point to illustrate my stance, since there was a distinct vibe of
ad-hominem attack and rethorics in your last paragraph: When I listen to a
Charlie Parker recording from the 40s or 50s I don't give a rat's ass about
the audio quality. I'm listening to the notes, to the interplay between the
musicians and I'm just glad that SOME recording is available of these great
musicians. Sure, I would prefer a better recording, but as a musician
myself but the music shines through even a modest reproduction. For myself
I tried to find a sweet spot in my audio reproduction system, where the
costs allow me to thoroughly enjoy the music of the artists I like to
listen to. This sweet spot is with a digital chain.. I'm not interested in
spending tens of thousands of dollars to reproduce the movement of every
single air molecule in the studio that music was recorded. Some people are
and before they spend the amount of money they do on their equipment I'm
just arguing that they should take the time to evaluate the different
solutions with honesty before getting invested in a solution for the wrong
reasons..
[1]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/**Contemporary_reaction_to_**
Ignaz_Semmelweis<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contemporary_reaction_to_I…
Have fun,
Flo
Florian's mail is "The killer mail" for all of you guys writing of
porno-technology...
B-)
One of C.Parker famous quote is "Master your instrument, master the music,
and then forget all that bullshit and just play" but...according to this
thread it seems that many are locked at the first step ;-)
-r