Why do hipsters love analog?

Ayn Marx · 07-22-2022, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Guybrush

About mixing high frequencies, something which has gotten big in mixing the last few years is AI-based EQing. Most people's kneejerk reactions to that will be negative (and even more so with people with hard earned experience with music production), but playing the devil's advocate, I'd say a lot of people who work with music have damaged hearing and a second set of (AI) ears can be good. It will of course work to homogenize the sound of music further in the future (which is kinda boring).

Since it's been around in the production world for a few years now, I assume it may exist in the world of music consumption too, though I haven't been paying attention to it there.

Somebody has to write the code for AI-based EQing. It would be interesting to read the results of their clinical hearing tests. Interestingly no hi-fi (remember that )? audio reviewers ever publish results of theirs. It’s been suggested to me, by a high-end audio salesperson, that ultra expensive moving coil cartridges have a response curve tilted up in the high frequencies to compensate for treble hearing insensitivity in those rich old customers who can afford them - analogue hearing aids ?.

DinoDavid · 07-23-2022, 02:02 AM

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Originally Posted by elphenor

it's not "superior" sound quality but albums can sound different on different formats, ****, different pressings of the same record can sound different

As I have mentioned before...

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Originally Posted by DinoDavid

(then again, I have a studio monitor at home right now anyway, and I am more concerned about the songwriting of the song usually then the sound quality of what devices I am listening to so this might be a bias take but whatever)

Since I owned a studio monitor, I have listened to music through those studio monitors a lot, with no problem, it might not be as colored as the stereotypical audiophile speakers(but it is certainly extremely high quality to the point where it is clearly accurate), but it doesn't really matter, since in the end, what's more important when it comes to music is songwriting, followed by talent and production.

Ayn Marx · 07-23-2022, 06:21 AM

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Originally Posted by DinoDavid

As I have mentioned before...

Since I owned a studio monitor, I have listened to music through those studio monitors a lot, with no problem, it might not be as coloured as the stereotypical audiophile speakers(but it is certainly extremely high quality to the point where it is clearly accurate), but it doesn't really matter, since in the end, what's more important when it comes to music is songwriting, followed by talent and production.

’Production’ can include a multitude of sins.

Stereotypical audiophile speakers are coloured? Be brave and find a local JBL retailer who stocks their Project K2 S9900 model. Don’t pretend you’re going to buy them. Be honest and tell them a discussion is taking place on Musicbanter forum about high end speakers versus others. I’d love to hear back what happens.
Oh, and don’t stand up while listening to them, sit down, but not too low.

https://www.whathifi.com/au/jbl/k2-s9900/review
https://www.hifinews.com/content/jbl...-s9900-£28000

Ayn Marx · 07-23-2022, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by elphenor

what does that have to do with anything

What do you mean by ‘anything’?

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