Question for the boomers: what was it like to live through major improvements in audio fidelity?

[AdVis]

I remember when I was able to buy this one new (as a teenager). Now THAT was a milestone in my life!

 

[xanalog]

...my father was not into music...

Yeah, that should be a new crime for the new century... not as bad of [as] lack of mothers' milk but music - as nourishment for the soul - should be birthright!

I remember when I was able to buy this one new (as a teenager).

How did you swing that? ... as a teenager?

ADD: [correction]

 

[beeface]

My parents weren't into music either, except for the worship music at church

Is that a generational thing? I can't imagine that parents today aren't into music.

I play lots of different music styles for my toddler in the car and he doesn't protest. He especially loves The Wiggles though (I like em too)

 

[AdVis]

Yeah, that should be a new crime for the new century... not as bad of lack of mothers' milk but music - as nourishment for the soul - should be birthright!

How did you swing that? ... as a teenager?

Delivering newspapers, vacation job, etc. it took a while. But I was as proud as a two-tailed monkey of course.

The thing that puzzles me to date is that at one time, my mother had been in my room and switched off the "radio" that I forgot to switch off. Fair enough, but how did she find the correct switch??

 

[Daverz]

I'm not clear as to when this [Sony Szell Beethoven Symphonies] set was remastered. The set with this image on Tidal is Redbook. The single issues with the original covers (marked as 2018) is 24/192. They sound the same, as far as I can tell.

I finally got around to doing some spot checks of a few files in a 16/44 download of this 2024 set, and they were bit-for-bit identical with the corresponding files in the big Sony complete Szell box. I used the shncmp utility from shntools to compare the files. Still, this 2024 set is highly recommended to those who missed the big box.