What the hell is an audiophile recording?

[Pau]

Steve Guttenberg, the Audiophiliac, claims that only recordings done with one microphone are truly audiophile. ( watch video, link is below)
While I do not think I agree with this point of view, I must admit that as I am writing this while listening to the new one point stereo, one microphone recording of Carmen Gomes, there is something to be said in favor of Steve Guttenbergs opinion.

Of all my recordings this is the one that truly places the musicians between my speakers. If I hadn't known better I'd believe Carmen Gomes and her band had secretly sneaked in to my house with their instruments. It is a stunning recording, very very special.
https://www.soundliaison.com/
I have few of the Chesky binaural+ recordings, nice realistic but in terms of sound stage and sq the Carmen Gomes recording is way better.

Please comment or recommend audiophile recordings, preferably one point stereo, or multi microphone recordings that proves Steve Guttenberg wrong
video;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Txboy72v7y0

[Jdsmoke]

I like his comment about compression. I do think that most music is over compressed unless recorded for a specific segment. Like an “audiophile” recording.

[Kal Rubinson]

Audiophile recordings are those you listen to because of the quality of the sound despite the quality of the music. The better the music, the less one attends to the recording.

[nicoff]

Originally Posted by Kal Rubinson

The better the music, the less one attends to the recording.

Are you saying that if the music is good, nobody gives a s**t about the recording? [emoji15][emoji16]

[Kal Rubinson]

Originally Posted by nicoff

Are you saying that if the music is good, nobody gives a s**t about the recording? [emoji15][emoji16]

Nope. Take it the other way: As the music gets worse and worse, it takes even more spectacular recordings to justify their existence.

[bart]

Originally Posted by Kal Rubinson

Nope. Take it the other way: As the music gets worse and worse, it takes even more spectacular recordings to justify their existence.

[GaryProtein]

Originally Posted by Kal Rubinson

Audiophile recordings are those you listen to because of the quality of the sound despite the quality of the music. The better the music, the less one attends to the recording.

That's similar to my hearing that musicians use their equipment to listen to music while audiophiles use music to listen to their equipment.

[Pau]

Originally Posted by Kal Rubinson

Audiophile recordings are those you listen to because of the quality of the sound despite the quality of the music. The better the music, the less one attends to the recording.

and sometimes you get both


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DypP5GnMakQ
http://www.chesky.com/album/jazz-key-blue-sacd344

[Kal Rubinson]

Originally Posted by Pau

and sometimes you get both

Rarely.

[Still-One]

There is just as much good music now as there has ever been.
There is just as much bad music now as there has ever been.

With all of the options we now have to discover and listen to music examples of both are easy to find.