Re: Audiophiles. Are They Sick?

["Jeremy Craine" <jcraine@hotmail.com>]

ok, 2 valiums for schrade !

but I do agree - I for one was delighted when the remasters appeared - After 
wearing the cassette,LP & cd of Who;s Next away , it was great to get a 
remastered edition which made it sound so fresh & clear.

And Amazing Journey on LAL is superb.

My ONLY grievance is with the mistake on "It's In You" on Face Dances.
Mainly a grievance because I can't get the song anywhere else...

JC


>From: "Scott Schrade" <schrade@akrobiz.com>
>To: "The WHO" <thewho@igtc.com>
>Subject: Audiophiles. Are They Sick?
>Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2000 22:06:11 -0400
>
> >With a little tinkering (Dart Pro for hiss and Cool
> >Edit for the LP surface noise) it sounds about as good as the unremixed
> >version of LAL
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>I just turn down the treble!  Okay, audiophile freaks, tell me about this
>longing for the 'perfect' (or just 'best') sound.  I mean, I can understand
>wanting to correct a vinyl record that has crackling noises akin to a roar-
>ing bonfire, but I really don't see the payoff in going that extra mile to
>'tidy-up' a bootleg.
>
>And I'm not just picking on you, Mark.  I'm just curious.  I guess I'm 
>some-
>what of an audiophile; I own a nice stereo receiver (Harman/Kardon), two
>decent tape decks (Onkyo & Aiwa), a decent CD player (Sharp), a bitchin'
>older (silver!) turntable (Yamaha), & some massive MTX loudspeakers.
>I clean my rercords before playing them, & am generally careful with my
>albums & CD's (all albums have plastic protectors & all CD's are promptly
>returned to their case after use!)
>
>But I've never done the software-type clean-up of an album or CD.  Is it
>really worth it?  I seem to be happy putting up with a little bit of hiss 
>or
>a little bit of mud as long as it's not too annoying.
>
>And I certainly don't hate (or even dislike) Jon Astley because of some
>perceived lack of professionalism in regards to the CD reissues.  Don't
>like the sound?  Take it back!  Exchange it!  Wrong studio version of
>"Young Man Blues?"  So what!  We got the better one on boots!  Digital
>clicks on TOMMY?  Whoopdy-ding-dong-shit!  They're not bothering
>me!  Backing vocals don't fade like the original?  Deal with it!  You wanna
>blame someone, blame The WHO!  It's their product!  They picked Jon
>Astley!
>
>Isn't it like dipping one's finger into the power of The WHO & proclaiming,
>"I could've done better than that!  I can't play guitar like Pete, I can't 
>play
>the drums like Moon, I can't sing like Daltrey, I sure as hell can't play 
>the
>bass like The OX, but just fuck that Jon Astley to hell 'cause I could've 
>re-
>mastered those WHO albums better than he did!!"  Bullshit!
>
>What do these people listen to, the music or the sound?  The WHO or Jon
>Astley?  Most of my hardcore music friends think the reissues sound fine.
>I do too.  No booklets in FACE DANCES or IT'S HARD?  So the fuck
>what!  You deal with it!  This is what you're gonna eat today.  Eat it!  
>Sure,
>I hear the differences, but to me, they're more like curiosities rather 
>than
>something to get uptight about.  Should I be angry?  Should I be mad?
>Why should I care?
>
>I know some of you may think I'm wrong, so I trust you'll tell me why.
>
>LONG LIVE THE WHO!!
>
>
>- SCHRADE in Akron
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