Strange header i know
Yesterday took delivery of a CD box set ordered a while ago called "strangely strange but oddly normal", an island records anthology.
Spent last night ripping on the HDX and had a listen to a few tracks on the CD's, all super sounds, as expected.
Now, here's the thing, i decided to put the CD's into the car and listen to them on the way to work this morning. What a disaster, the sound was all flat and boring and was most painful
hence the header
Has your Naim set up in the home spoilt you for music quality to the extent that listening to music elsewhere such as a car or friends house, is no longer that much of a pleasure?
(unless you have a Bentley / Naim set up)
any thoughts?
Posted on: 19 April 2013 by matt podniesinski
Not really. I enjoy music. I don't have expectations that my car stereo will match my home system. That being said, when I have some gear in for service it is always puts a big smile on my face when the gear returns and the big system is returned to its full glory.
Posted on: 19 April 2013 by Bert Schurink
...no not really, I have also a very good car audio system and even my ipod earbud combination is pretty good. I would also say that you have to make a difference between really have the music in the front as the main experience and the music as guiding other activities (car and driving, ipod and working)..
Posted on: 19 April 2013 by mista h
Had 5 of us in the car last weekend,2 & half hours each way up to brum.
On the way up i stuck on a jim Davidson Cd and Roy Chubby Brown on the way back. We were laughing both ways. Who needs music !!
Mista H
Posted on: 21 April 2013 by J.N.
I find my iPod invaluable for listening to new recordings. With a good quality pair of Etymotic in-ear 'phones, I can enjoy the music of some recordings more than on my Naim system. I experimented with the new Steven Wilson album 'The Raven' by importing it onto my iPod as an ALAC and a 128k mp3 file.
The mp3 file (containing less data) sounds the most musically cohesive and enjoyable to me - less messy and congested - proving to me that it's what the mastering is optimised for.
John.
