To: Tim, I think you hit the nail on the head with your last 4 words. And they need to be stressed: "Its about the music".
Ron > No - how could anyone? its impossible unless you have hours of time to > listen for flaws. I rarely listen in one spot or in one room let alone > doing one task (listening) singly. I listen in office sometimes on a medium > hifi audio set up with computer, sometimes on a portable cd player with > headphones, sometimes in car, sometimes on reasonably good hifi set up > with good speakers, sometimes on a portable cd player with speakers, i have > several sets of headphones. Each of these setups presents a different sound > - I found shows can sound shite on hifi but great on headphones and vice > versa - same with all other set ups. > > Even in the car - I need to mute CDs for talking on phone -. > > I only recently discovered a real loud buzz / burn flaw on one track of a > Sinatra CD I've listened to many many times. I must have somehow missed > hearing this track at all in all my listens. > > That said, i like to have flaws pointed out to me and when I hear flaws i > note them. > > I just got a 3 CD P- Funk set - now i wont get time to sit down and listen > through ever - and I'll always play it LOUD while wander around doing stuff > - so I'll never hear a digipop or static this way. > > >Is it my responsibility to be aware of all quality issues with all of > >the recordings I have? > > we all should try - but trading is a human activity meant to enjoy music > and preserve it - not to listen for flaws in a essentially flawed > recording / mastering environment. > > Some of my most enjoyable show shave digipops, small skips and all sorts of > crap - I still look for better copies - but It doesn't make me feel the > need to get on my high horse and lecture other traders. > > I still go to great efforts to make anything I send out is highest quality > I can do. > > Reminds me of years ago when I worked with a bunch of people (including me) > who were just getting into real HIFI, we shared magazines etc. and when we > could afford it, the guy who plunged first had a great top end system. We > all went around to listen one night - he had one Elton John Vinyl Album and > one Audio test album, thats all, and he didn't really plan on buying much > more . Taught me a lesson. - Its about the music. > > TIM > > +++==++ > Tim O'Leary > Trades page: > http://www.alphalink.com.au/~oleary/van1.htm > OZboots > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ozboots/ > Anti-Virus Site: > http://www.alphalink.com.au/~oleary/Virus/virus1.htm > > _______________________________________________ > etree.org etree mailing list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > http://mail.etree.org/mailman/listinfo/etree > > Need help? Ask <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > --------------------------------------------------- Ron Bombard, Network Administrator Meddle not in the affairs of dragons... for you are crunchy, and taste like chicken. --------------------------------------------------- Support anti-Spam legislation. Join the fight http://www.cauce.org/ _______________________________________________ etree.org etree mailing list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://mail.etree.org/mailman/listinfo/etree Need help? Ask <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
