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Some audiophiles spend their time listening for details in their favorite recordings. I should know; I was as guilty as anyone of that behavior.
But is that where the music is – in the details? Lots of details come out when one copy is brighter than another.
Brighter ain’t necessarily better. Most of the time it’s just brighter.
Listening for the details in a recording can be a trap, one that is very easy to fall into if you are not careful or don’t know where these kinds of pitfalls lie.
801 Live isn’t about clarity. It’s about the sound of a rock concert.
It’s about the raw power of one of the most phenomenal rhythm sections ever captured in performance on analog tape.
That’s what makes it a good test disc. When you play the hardest rocking tracks, the harder they rock, the better.
Next time you try out some audiophile wire or a new tweak, play this record to make sure you haven’t lost the essential energy, weight and power of the sound. This album doesn’t care about your love of detail. It wants you to feel the energy of the band pulling out all the stops. If the new wire or the new tweak can’t get that right, it’s not right and it’s got to go.