02-Jul-2015, 21:58
There are plenty of people who can give better advice than I wrt computer audio, but don't be surprised to hear differences in sound quality between recordings on a high quality setup like yours.
There is a vast difference between both the competence and the taste of recording engineers. Microphone choice and placement, followed by how the sound is mixed varies hugely and makes a big difference to the sq of a release.
HiFi enthusiasts often debate whether high res sounds better than CD, and there are still plenty of LP lovers, but IME the quality of the original recording makes a far bigger difference than the medium we listen on.
I have absolutely fantastic sounding CDs and some real dogs. I have some lovely sounding LPs but plenty of poor ones, and I have high res files who's sound quality is nothing special.
So hearing a difference in SQ in different recordings is not a fault in your equipment but the inevitable result of it being revealing.
There is a vast difference between both the competence and the taste of recording engineers. Microphone choice and placement, followed by how the sound is mixed varies hugely and makes a big difference to the sq of a release.
HiFi enthusiasts often debate whether high res sounds better than CD, and there are still plenty of LP lovers, but IME the quality of the original recording makes a far bigger difference than the medium we listen on.
I have absolutely fantastic sounding CDs and some real dogs. I have some lovely sounding LPs but plenty of poor ones, and I have high res files who's sound quality is nothing special.
So hearing a difference in SQ in different recordings is not a fault in your equipment but the inevitable result of it being revealing.
Devialet Original d'Atelier 44 Core, Job Pre/225, Goldmund PH2, Goldmund Reference/T3f /Ortofon A90, Goldmund Mimesis 36+ & Chord Blu, iMac/Air, Lynx Theta, Tune Audio Anima, Goldmund Epilog 1&2, REL Studio. Dialog, Silver Phantoms, Branch stands, copper cables (mainly).
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