On Wed, 2004-08-04 at 14:36, Alastair Couper wrote: > I see there are two main strands in music makers: those that are most > interested in and sensitive to the sound, and those that are mainly > hearing the content. I seem to be in the latter. I am happy listening to a > less than excellent recording of a great performance, but can't be > bothered with a mediocre performance, no matter how much $$$ was thrown at > the gear used. > > Great point - I was listening to Hot and Nasty by Humble Pie today - if you turn it up you can hear the hiss. It's still great. Same with White Rabbit and any number of older recordings. I'd much rather look at a beautiful woman through a dirty window than be up close and personal with a real barker ;-) Jan
