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In the Thread: The Loudspeaker (Troels Gravesen project); Finally!
Post Subject: The Recording Part of a RecordingPosted by Paul S on: 8/16/2023
Something worth thinking about as one chases an “ultimate sound system” is that “accurate” playback will likely reveal sounds of the recording process along with the musical performance. And The Loudspeakers are certainly “guilty” of this. From knobs being twiddled, to reverb, mixes, and artifacts from previous iterations, the playback through The Loudspeakers will be a close repetition of the signals they are fed, for better or for worse. Speaking for myself, I would rather do without the sounds of the engineering. However, these sounds have so far been a consequence of insisting on “faithful reproduction” of recordings that has otherwise paid off in terms of Music appreciation. I am certainly open to getting the upside I get via The Loudspeakers without the baggage, if anyone wants to share how that’s done. But to date I have not heard “the good without the bad”, as it were, on this score, although some recordings are better than others, for sure, in any number of ways.  As I have noted, The Loudspeakers do not emphasize non-musical or a-musical parts of recordings. In fact, they seem to do a pretty good job of “sorting out” and “setting aside” parts other than Music.  So far, this has been better than worse, and I continue to work to take advantage and make the most of good engineering and poor engineering.
 
Paul S

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