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So bottom line, this is merely a shit-stirring thread?
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"Wow,... that was some of the hardest rockin ever. Hardest to listen too."
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Endrik - CDs have a wider frequency range than vinyl. Those 1s and 0s that make up a CD can cover the entire audible spectrum. With vinyl, you have a more narrow spectrum because the depth of the groove determines the frequency of the note. The blade can only cut so deep. Heavier platters (I have a Hendrix LP made from 170 gram vinyl) can take deeper cuts, and therefore can have a wider frequency range, but the vast majority of vinyl albums were not that thick.
Then you have magnetic tape: if the signal is too hot or the frequency is too low or too high, the tape flutters against the recording head and you don't get a good recording.
As I said before, it's all about the needle. With analog (tape and vinyl) you can tickle the Peak zone and get that signature analog tone. With digital, you can't cross that edge without ruining the sound.
Cyg - Build a tube home stereo. You'll like it.
When you're done with that, build a tube Home Theater system. My guess is that the sound quality will make you orgasm.I want to depart this world the same way I arrived; screaming and covered in someone else's blood
The most human thing we can do is comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.
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I suppose a couple of monoblocks would do the trick.
Thread derail!Comment
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Did you say you liked Jethro Tull because they were tight or that they wore tights?
"POOP"Comment
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Well come on Steven, "Why do Jimi Hendrix albums sound like shit?" sounds like someone is trying to start shit.
Back to the subject of the OP, here's my answer: It's just you.
"Wow,... that was some of the hardest rockin ever. Hardest to listen too."
--floydkramerComment
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CD's have a wider freq range mechanically but no when it comes to music... you simply can not push those low freqs which are in vinyl's into CDs. Music has certain freqs which stand out and on the vinyl those freqs are well spaced, the mix sounds more panoramic etc. on the CDs the freqs are fighting with each other for their place, "narrower room", hence why CDs sound more compressedOriginally posted by Newc View Post"There is nothing more fearful than imagination without taste" - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
"To be stupid, selfish and have good health are three requirements for happiness, though if stupidity is lacking, all is lost" - Gustave FlaubertComment
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Hendrix rules. His music rules. Those albums rule. Some of the greatest guitar tones and production ever.
Of course, it's no comparison to the over compressed, sterile, homogenized, bullshit we have today. Christ, the new shit like Nickelsuck, GnR, or McTallica is embarrassing to listen to after you hear Electric Ladyland.I want REAL change. I want dead bodies littering the capitol.
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+1! I love the low fi sound. If you don't get it, too bad for you. Manic Depression, Cross Town Traffic? Killer tones and performance. If you think the Experience is too live on record, I pity you. You see, there are about a million players copping his licks, but that shit just flowed out of him. I have a cd that was live in San Diego, where some riots and demonstrations had been going on the same day. Jimi comes out, tells everyone to forget all their troubles and join them in "this electric church". He then rips into the most beautiful rambling improv for about 3 minutes until his amps give out. It's unreal how tuned in he was and the records released in his lifetime captured a fraction of his genius. Getting to hear the songs so inspired, so live is the best part. Grab the boxset, the one with the purple velveteen cover they did a pretty good job mixing and mastering the various out takes and extended cuts.Originally posted by hippietim View PostComment
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I'm not a huge Hendrix fan but I appreciate what he did, which is paving the way for everyone after him.
For the times he was extremely innovative in his writing and even the productions.
Shit, even with technology and all the auto-correction that goes on to mask talent today ...suck...I personally hate over corrected and overly produced material. Its rock and roll folks, not meant to be 100% perfect and follow all the rules. Some of the best shit that stands the test of time were raw and simplistic in terms of recording and production.shawnlutz.comComment
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+1000000Originally posted by shawn lutz View Post"There is nothing more fearful than imagination without taste" - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
"To be stupid, selfish and have good health are three requirements for happiness, though if stupidity is lacking, all is lost" - Gustave FlaubertComment
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If some alien would visit earth to find out who's the MVP of guitarists and he (she/it) would interview the 100 most famous guitar players of 2008, he would return home and say: Jimi Hendrix !
Because 99 % of the interviewed guys would have named him as a main influence/inspiration !
And they would not have named him (only) because of his technical skills, but because he brought in a new dimension - in any way !
Recently I watched the "Live in Monterey" - DVD ... and I was (again) stunned by the power of his perfomance and his music (except for the smashing/burning his guitar) -
and his recordings deliver that, too !
And the "sound" of his recordings is the logical result of his "approach" !
So ... Hendrix' albums aren't crap. Just put them in the "right" context !uva uvam vivendo varia fitComment
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listen to Axis-Bold as Love.
If you still feel the same after that album, you may have to be put under observation. Not just a thought, it's a fact.Not helping the situation since 1965!Comment
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lol @ Tommy......shawnlutz.comComment
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"DO NOT FORCE ME TO POKE THIS UP YOUR BUTT!""POOP"Comment
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