On Monday, June 18, 2012 8:26:18 AM UTC-4, Britre wrote:
I think it was mentioned before, this thread was started in regard to people who claimed they would only purchase so called "Hi Rez" material and DTS, AC3, Ect... was taboo. Steven claimed most subjects could not tell the difference, Looks created a test where a certain percentage could on their own gear identify the files correctly, Steven admitted there is an audiable difference but the test is not scientific enough to have realistic conclusions. bottom line is all agreed what sounds good to the individual is good. If some choose to avoid certian resolution it is a free world. I personally have given up on most modern releases as to me they siply are dissapointing regardless of format and resolution.
I must have missed the part where all agreed that all that matters is what sounds good to the individual. Can't argue with that. Just hard for me to imagine passing on e.g. the Genesis surround releases simply because they are DTS (bad example, since you could always search out the sacd, but my point being that these sound so good to me, I find it hard to believe others who like Genesis would pass on them if the sacd's weren't available). But then there are many things I find hard to believe that are true. I find it hard to believe that some would prefer to listen to the stereo layer of an sacd over the mch layer, even when they have a mch system. Perhaps if I had a high-end system, it might make more sense, but to me mch (assuming a good mix) blows stereo out of the water. Different strokes.
When you say modern releases, do you mean new music releases or all modern releases? That is, do you find even modern releases of back catalog disappointing (e.g. Genesis, Aqualung, KC, Talking Heads, etc)? I agree that the loudness wars have ruined many new releases- and some remasters- but there are a lot of modern re-releases that sound awesome to me.
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