What makes all this worth it?

[A800]

 

[A800]

Yes, good sound is worth the effort, and the better it sounds, the more enjoyable it is.

Basically I agree.
But I rather listen to a bad recording of good music than a good recording of bad music.

 

[Kvalsvoll]

Basically I agree.
But I rather listen to a bad recording of good music than a good recording of bad music.

If the music is bad, it doesn't matter how good the technical part is. If the music is good, it will still be possible to enjoy, even if quality is lacking.

 

[A800]

If the music is bad, it doesn't matter how good the technical part is. If the music is good, it will still be possible to enjoy, even if quality is lacking.

Very true.

 

[majingotan]

This OST album is so well mastered that it'll sound stunning on any system IMHO

 

[tuga]

I can hear sparrows.

 

[q3cpma]

Music, obviously.

 

[KozmoNaut]

For the music, and all the endless avenues of creativity it has.

But my bar for "good enough" is not super super high. It has to be decently good, but the music itself is more important.

 

[Berwhale]

I am hoping to get some suggestions of specific pieces of music to listen to that really shine through higher fidelity. Genre doesnt matter to me. Any suggestions?

I'm not a fan of classical or choral music, but I discovered this after acquiring the desk headphone setup in my signature and it consistently blows me away...

 

[Kvalsvoll]

This is a great thread. I like seeing what other people listen to, and I find new music this way. I read review on sites like 6moons, to see what they listen to - the review in itself rarely has any value.

Some of the most valued music I have, I have found on bandcamp. Artists with a small audience, difficult to find, but often with excellent technical production quality, and very interesting and good music.

I have a few tracks where both music and technical quality is special. Such as the Sera Una Noche, Nublado.

 

[Dialectic]

All this time money and energy towards good hifi hardware. What makes it worth it?

Impressing middle-aged men with the majesty of my system.

 

[RayDunzl]

 

[JeffS7444]

Impressing middle-aged men with the majesty of my system.

Oh I don't know, this old German man is cooler than I'll ever be:
https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/who-is-dieter-rams/

 

[BDWoody]

I'm a fan of Vitsoe shelves and armchairs. When I have older children who won't destroy expensive furniture....

Then you'll have a few years before the grandkids show up to wreck everything again...

 

[Robin L]

The first all-digital recording I fell in love with,over 30 years ago:

 

[JeffS7444]

Joe Hisaishi conducts a performance of his Studio Ghibli movie music at the Budokan: I don't know that the music needs to be played on such an epic scale, but what a show! For a quick sample, jump forward to 45:20. "Totoro" fans can jump to about 1:31:00:

 

[MRC01]

I found this recording on Stereophile's "Records to Die For". I was pleasantly suprised at the recording quality; short of fantastic but it is very good. Especially for those who like the theme music to Miyazaki movies.

 

[Jinjuku]

All this time money and energy towards good hifi hardware. What makes it worth it? I am wondering which specific tracks have you listened to that you have felt were truly special. Not just good music but stunning. What have you been SO glad you had good equipment when you heard it? I realize people have a wide variety of tastes and preferences but would like to hear of what others think is the best of the best for hifi listening. Specific songs, tracks...maybe even albums.

What music makes this worth it, for you?

Elgars Enigma Variations
Orchestrations by Sir Henry Woods
Shostakovitch The Year 1905 Symphony

 

[majingotan]

Joe Hisaishi conducts a performance of his Studio Ghibli movie music at the Budokan: I don't know that the music needs to be played on such an epic scale, but what a show! For a quick sample, jump forward to 45:20. "Totoro" fans can jump to about 1:31:00:

I get goosebumps all over my body with the way this recording was done. The mixing of instruments is just incredibly three dimensional and accurate to the stage of the concert hall. The illusion of imaging and sound stage is just scary realistic through the Yamaha HS7 speakers.

 

[Murrfk]

I would go with Emmylou:

And Eno/Cale