Lou Reed Hates MP3s

[KC Kings]

Originally Posted by Baby Lee

If you want a taste of what audiophile content can offer, d/l some Bob Dylan/Rolling Stones MP3s and compare them to the same recordings on SACD on a good system. 'She's a Rainbow' is so beautiful I'm likely to cry, and I'm not even that much of a Stones fan.

Famous Blue Raincoat - Jennifer Warnes on CD is about as good as you can get on the CD medium.

'Jazz at the Pawnshop' on SACD is nirvana.

Chesky's Ultimate Demonstration Disc is a good primer that tells you what qualities to listen for before the track, then gives you an excellent example detailing the differences between a quality recording and a mashed up mess.

And that's not even getting started on the awesome that is DSotM in 5.1.

Saying audiophiles have an expensive disease is like saying 'why pay for a steak when there's a McDonalds on every corner' or 'why buy a BMW when a Hyundai will get you from here to there just the same.'

Don't tout your lack of palate as a virtue.

Are SACD and DVD-A still around? I bought a 6-channel out DVD player just to play DVD-A and 2 months later Best Buy didn't carry them anymore. I find them here and there but they are always $30 a piece.

I have and older audio system, but 4 years ago the HK receiver was $800 and the JBL Studio series speakers were just at $1000. Playing DVD-A's out of my 6-channel DVD player sounded better than any demonstration at any bose, Tweakers, etc.. store. As good as it sounded $30 a album was too high for me to get into.