> I have always been perplexed by the commonly-held view that to be a true > music lover you have to have lots of it. In what other field is quantity > regarded as more important than quality?
I think it goes hand-in-glove that someone who loves something will tend to accumulate material related to their hobby over time. "Quality" is also a complicated term. I have some high quality recordings with good sonics that aren't particularly exception from a musical standpoint. Some of the Sheffield recordings come to mind. I also have some recordings where I love the music and love the performance but find the audio quality mediocre or worse. All of that has a place in my collection. In fact, that is the one thing I love about the Squeezebox. I have easy access to a very large collection (about 20,000 songs, well tagged) and I can enjoy any item from it without undertaking the massive search I used to face when everything was still CD, LP or open reel. But, to the original question, I've got feet in both camps. I like high quality sound and enjoy tinkering with and improving my system, but it is also very important to me that I have a wide range of material to play and enjoy. However, if I had to make a sacrifice, it would be to keep the material and downgrade the system. -- mlsstl ------------------------------------------------------------------------ mlsstl's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9598 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40553 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
