Pro vs Audiophile Obssession

[Uselessoldman]

Surely the argument is how close does the sound you get from your own audio gear compare to the sound the original artist wanted you to hear? Back in the old days, good old days, all the record company cared about was when were you going to release your next vinyl, single or album. cos in the end that's what paid everyone's wages and your bills. I say that cos those were my days, Now you can create professional recordings at home on a computer, you don't need studio time in fact you don't even need recording studios anymore, erm my girlfriend might then ask why I have one in my bedroom - fun.... toys for the boys. Not only that once you have completed your track you can burn it to CD or even just upload to youtube or a more specialist music website.

 

Considering in the 1960-80s most people first heard the track on the radio or Top of the POPs then they might buy the single to play at home on their stereo music center, few people cared about the quality............. so long as it sounded ok then those of us a little older and working could invest in something a little more fancy !!

 

Seriously so called audiophiles take life and music to serious. They want to hear sounds that I would guess most artists THEN didn't even know existed. and from my own experience.when making music back then, we would listen (test) our music on a cheap and cheerful system since 99.9% of those who bought our records owned nothing more. Todays music audience is completely different with digital and the internet. I listen to Jimmy Page not so long ago give an interview and he said the same, todays audience want more they can hear more and better but then we dont listen to Zep on the radio anymore we own $$$$$ of audio gear that cost a bomb to hear sounds we were never intended to hear. That was never how it was supposed to sound..... and that came from the horses mouth