http://blog.allmusic.com/2008/01/08/high-fidelity-two-very-different-artists-strive-for-superior-sound-quality/ Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:55:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 http://blog.allmusic.com/2008/01/08/high-fidelity-two-very-different-artists-strive-for-superior-sound-quality/#comment-3054 Alex Wed, 09 Jan 2008 12:36:09 +0000 http://blog.allmusic.com/2008/01/08/high-fidelity-two-very-different-artists-strive-for-superior-sound-quality/#comment-3054 I think sound quality is the most essential part of every artist's recordings. Thanks for the information. I think sound quality is the most essential part of every artist’s recordings. Thanks for the information.

]]> http://blog.allmusic.com/2008/01/08/high-fidelity-two-very-different-artists-strive-for-superior-sound-quality/#comment-3127 Rasheed Thu, 10 Jan 2008 03:08:51 +0000 http://blog.allmusic.com/2008/01/08/high-fidelity-two-very-different-artists-strive-for-superior-sound-quality/#comment-3127 $400 high performance headphones they'll make my Mp3's sound amazing... what a steal! $400 high performance headphones they’ll make my Mp3’s sound amazing… what a steal!

]]> http://blog.allmusic.com/2008/01/08/high-fidelity-two-very-different-artists-strive-for-superior-sound-quality/#comment-4633 Rasputin's barber Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:41:07 +0000 http://blog.allmusic.com/2008/01/08/high-fidelity-two-very-different-artists-strive-for-superior-sound-quality/#comment-4633 This is 100% about marketing and 0% about audio quality. Dre might be able to produce slamming hip hop but what does that have to do with good sound? And Rasheed is dead on about mp3s as well. Even well-recorded and produced CDs are slammed through brickwall limiters at the mastering stage which squeeze out whatever life the music may have had to begin with. For some styles of music this is not only OK but expected, but for other styles it's a pity. This is 100% about marketing and 0% about audio quality. Dre might be able to produce slamming hip hop but what does that have to do with good sound?
And Rasheed is dead on about mp3s as well. Even well-recorded and produced CDs are slammed through brickwall limiters at the mastering stage which squeeze out whatever life the music may have had to begin with. For some styles of music this is not only OK but expected, but for other styles it’s a pity.

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