Miles Davis - Miles '55: The Prestige Recordings

[Pim]

27 minutes ago, jazzbo said:

Not my experience. (I think I've mentioned it thrice perhaps, and felt it many times over the years). Glad to be wrong and glad it is not felt that way by others.

There’s nothing wrong with trying to get the best sound possible out of you’re speakers. In that extent I might be an audiophile too. I think the disdain is more directed at those more concerned with the sq than the actual music. And I don’t see you as  one where that might be the case jazzbo 👍

Edited 21 hours ago by Pim

[felser]

I'm all in favor of the best listening experience (music, SQ, packaging) one can have, based on financial and lifestyle factors.  I have cheap equipment but use the one brand of headphones that works best for me (Sennheiser) and 90% of my listening is through headphones.  I have a crowded house including an exuberant (and musically gifted - not my genes, our daughter was adopted)  seven year old grandson who lives with us, so expensive speakers, etc. would be lost on me, but I'm certainly in favor of them for those who can afford them and have the opportunity to enjoy them.  The apparent lack of discographical details in the '54 and '55 sets is a turnoff to me, as packaging can substantially add to or subtract from my listening experience.  That's why I'd rather have individual BN CD's rather than a Mosaic set that never shows the original packaging, even if the Mosaic sounds marginally better - trying to recapture the magic of the original release.