PenguinMusic
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Hi guys,
For those following my posts, you probably know that I recently switched to headphone listening for several reasons...
So I decided to rip my all CD collection and to put it all together in a library with music I bought from reputed high quality sites.
I am now listening to music for some days, and I must that I was convinced that with today's technology, recordings should sound super gorgeous.
But after long listening sessions I find that the best sounding recordings are those that I have that were made between 1955 and 1985.
The 63 CD's made by Fritz Reiner with the Chicago Symphony for RCA are simply incredibly sounding.
The "Concierto de Aranjuez" with John Williams on guitar and Daniel Barenboim conducting is simply miraculous.
So is Mozart's Clarinet concerto or Ravel's conducted by Boulez in 1974...
Not even talking about the "Jazz at the pawnshop" (to me it is artistically just average... but sound is indeed impressive !) or Pink Floyd DSOTM.
Those were also made in 197x...
I am probably deaf or old fashioned... or just an addicted stupid "analog" dude...
And I admit it is probably a matter of tastes and totally subjective !
But really, I have yet to find as much superlative recordings made in 2000 or even in the last months that sound as vivid, profound... live as those :-(
Some sound really good... but almost all are missing that emotion I feel when listening to those "oldies but goldies" !
Of course, pure personal POV....
For those following my posts, you probably know that I recently switched to headphone listening for several reasons...
So I decided to rip my all CD collection and to put it all together in a library with music I bought from reputed high quality sites.
I am now listening to music for some days, and I must that I was convinced that with today's technology, recordings should sound super gorgeous.
But after long listening sessions I find that the best sounding recordings are those that I have that were made between 1955 and 1985.
The 63 CD's made by Fritz Reiner with the Chicago Symphony for RCA are simply incredibly sounding.
The "Concierto de Aranjuez" with John Williams on guitar and Daniel Barenboim conducting is simply miraculous.
So is Mozart's Clarinet concerto or Ravel's conducted by Boulez in 1974...
Not even talking about the "Jazz at the pawnshop" (to me it is artistically just average... but sound is indeed impressive !) or Pink Floyd DSOTM.
Those were also made in 197x...
I am probably deaf or old fashioned... or just an addicted stupid "analog" dude...
And I admit it is probably a matter of tastes and totally subjective !
But really, I have yet to find as much superlative recordings made in 2000 or even in the last months that sound as vivid, profound... live as those :-(
Some sound really good... but almost all are missing that emotion I feel when listening to those "oldies but goldies" !
Of course, pure personal POV....