Quote: Originally Posted by edscholl
that is absolutely NOT the point if you're into SQ! SQ, from a purely technical perspective, is ALL about accurately reproducing the sound of your source.
No its not. SQ, from a purely technical perspective, is about creating a sound that is ambient, defined, lively, and
that people enjoy as much as possible. You can have the worlds most accurate reproduction, and still have it sound nasty...
Trying to recreate exactly the sound of 'the source' is an impossible goal, as the guys on the mixing desks and pre/post edit stages at recording studios have already tinkered to their hearts content anyway... whats on the CD is not 'the source', but the editors rendition of what the source SHOULD sound like
If music was all about accuracy only, then noone would use tube amps, and we would have abandoned cone drivers long ago and worked on ways to fit electrostatic drivers in-car