RCA Bowies
Oh, and for those who don't know what I'm talking about:
http://www.stevehoffman.tv/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=18548
I call this "Forum Despotism in G."
http://www.stevehoffman.tv/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=18548
I call this "Forum Despotism in G."
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"Fuckin' Koreans" - Reno 911
"Fuckin' Koreans" - Reno 911
It would be interesting to take a bunch of 'audiophiles' who have NOT read Mr. Hoffman's praise and description of the old RCAs , and let each listen to the RCA , the Ryko, and the Virgin reissues *without* knowing which is which, over a
prix-approved system. Then have them rate them, sound-wise. Then tell them which was which.
SHites read about a mastering that SH approves of , often one they GOT RID OF years ago, having decided THEN that it was bested by a subsequent remaster. Now, having read the words of SH, they bend heaven and earth to find a copy of that out-of-print disc...and lo and behold, IT SOUNDS BETTER TO THEM when they do find it. And they're *SURE* it's because the thing really is better. The possibility that they might have been influenced by what they read (called 'confirmation bias' in science), and the effort they expended and the expectation it may have fostered....nah, that can't be. And better yet, those who go through that but *STILL* prefer a later remaster...well, they either have TIN EARS or don't have GOOD ENOUGH STEREOS.
prix-approved system. Then have them rate them, sound-wise. Then tell them which was which.
SHites read about a mastering that SH approves of , often one they GOT RID OF years ago, having decided THEN that it was bested by a subsequent remaster. Now, having read the words of SH, they bend heaven and earth to find a copy of that out-of-print disc...and lo and behold, IT SOUNDS BETTER TO THEM when they do find it. And they're *SURE* it's because the thing really is better. The possibility that they might have been influenced by what they read (called 'confirmation bias' in science), and the effort they expended and the expectation it may have fostered....nah, that can't be. And better yet, those who go through that but *STILL* prefer a later remaster...well, they either have TIN EARS or don't have GOOD ENOUGH STEREOS.