hypertone
Keepin' it Analog
I recently got back into music production after many years and in the past 6 months I've bought a new computer, some software instruments, started using my USB interface for more than vinyl rips and have a more than capable "DAW" setup for messing around with ideas at home. I've started practicing guitar more and have a slew of unfinished ideas and song snippets. Instead of being interested in home audio gear, I'm more interested in audio production gear and musical instruments. In the past few weeks, I bought a fretless bass and a classical guitar, both used "scroes" for about the price of vintage receivers.
I'm actually starting to think chasing that last 1% in audio reproduction quality is ridiculous and I am totally happy with my stereo gear and have no desire to change anything. I put my turntables and records on a shelf. I can't be bothered to brush LP's and clean styli when I could be doing something far more rewarding; PLAYING music.
I've seen on here people talking with bewilderment about trained musicians that are completely happy using an iPod dock for their listening. While I still like a good sounding stereo, I think I get it now. I'm happy with the first 99%, and have been mainly discovering new music on internet radio when I listen now. Does anyone else feel the same?
I'm actually starting to think chasing that last 1% in audio reproduction quality is ridiculous and I am totally happy with my stereo gear and have no desire to change anything. I put my turntables and records on a shelf. I can't be bothered to brush LP's and clean styli when I could be doing something far more rewarding; PLAYING music.
I've seen on here people talking with bewilderment about trained musicians that are completely happy using an iPod dock for their listening. While I still like a good sounding stereo, I think I get it now. I'm happy with the first 99%, and have been mainly discovering new music on internet radio when I listen now. Does anyone else feel the same?