"Musical" Is that somehow contrary to accurate sound reproduction? It sure sounds like it judging by Vinny and Mike's diatribes. As far as I can tell, there's vintage audio fans and there's HiFi fans, and they're not the same people.
Sorry, vintage folks, but you're working with some inverted logic here. Mike is up there calling a system that reveals crappy recordings as crap a bunch of BS. Maybe if the studio monitors it was mixed on weren't a couple of hazy, vague boxes like old JBL's, the recording wouldn't be crap. Some artists actually give a hoot how their recordings sound.
I'm pretty sure my stereo's job is to faithfully reproduce the signal it's given. If that signal sucks, I expect lousy noises to come out. If that doesn't happen, I don't find that to be a strength. That's a weakness. If this thing just glossed over such failings in a recording, it would be totally useless for giving feedback on mixes, which a buddy of mine wants from time to time. If a mix sounds good on a stereo better than almost anything anybody else will be hearing it on, it's probably going to sound great on almost anything.
Sorry, vintage folks, but you're working with some inverted logic here. Mike is up there calling a system that reveals crappy recordings as crap a bunch of BS. Maybe if the studio monitors it was mixed on weren't a couple of hazy, vague boxes like old JBL's, the recording wouldn't be crap. Some artists actually give a hoot how their recordings sound.
I'm pretty sure my stereo's job is to faithfully reproduce the signal it's given. If that signal sucks, I expect lousy noises to come out. If that doesn't happen, I don't find that to be a strength. That's a weakness. If this thing just glossed over such failings in a recording, it would be totally useless for giving feedback on mixes, which a buddy of mine wants from time to time. If a mix sounds good on a stereo better than almost anything anybody else will be hearing it on, it's probably going to sound great on almost anything.
