entivoo t1_ivdrtgx wrote on November 7, 2022 at 5:31 AM

that edit though lol

Seems like there will be future edits in your post, because in this hobby you are never satisfied with what you have, you will always look for that audio nirvana which doesn't exist. But that is part of the enjoyment too ironically.

I've read in some threads that people got burned out and eventually stopped and sell all their expensive gears, finally learning that it is always about the music not the gear. This I would call the "enlightened" level. Perhaps it will take decades if not years for some people. Even I am still in the honeymoon phase, trying out different gears and saving up for even more gears.

Perhaps one day I will achieve enlightenment too, BUT NOT TODAY, I still need to get that flagship headphone that I've been saving up for years for.

Such is the irony of being in this hobby. 💀

elgrandorado t1_ivgrbuc wrote on November 7, 2022 at 9:17 PM

I find it really weird how many people spend too much time listening to the gear. I think what helped me when starting out, was always focusing on discovering new music. Only sad thing, is some really good albums are mastered like crap and hearing them on good hardware exposes them.

I'm also shocked at how some artists, like Kendrick Lamar, have exceptional sounding albums. Some smaller artists across the genre spectrum also do have well mastered records despite not being bankrolled by huge labels.

entivoo t1_ivj24eg wrote on November 8, 2022 at 9:36 AM

Yes, some indie artists definitely know how to mix song better than some major mainstream artists from my experience.