Why are recordings from the late 60s and 70s so pleasant?

dtc said:
In today's world analog or tubes are rarely used in the studio. However, tube equipment can add those even harmonics, which, to many of us, it a very pleasing sound. There is still a market for tube equipment for home use.
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That simply is not true. Most studio's use some or many tube devices. Guitar amps, tube microphones, tube compressors, tube equalizers etc. It's totally fine that people use tube equipment at home but you're not hearing the "correct" sound as it was recorded.
 
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The Ultra as a streamer is with me for almost a year now and I love it from the first moment. For curiosity, a good offer and because I am an easy victim for hypes I picked up an Amp Ultra on Saturday in Germany. Back home it lasted half an hour and I was already missing my hybrid integrated amp desperately. The pre amp section is with tubes. I do not care if it is distortion, noise or even the shimmering valves. I love it. So curtains up and down the Ultra is back in place.
The Amp Ultra is a stunning piece of audio for the price, but for me it sounds and feels to cold. Even when touching it 😉. The little guy will now find another home as a Christmas gift.
 
HansD-NL said:
That simply is not true. Most studio's use some or many tube devices. Guitar amps, tube microphones, tube compressors, tube equalizers etc. It's totally fine that people use tube equipment at home but you're not hearing the "correct" sound as it was recorded.
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You might be right, but what is the „correct“ sound then, given that you hear it in your room, with your individual room setup and equipment, not to mention your ears ?
I came to the conclusion that, I simply want it to sound good in way that pleases my ear and my attitude and that is totally individual.
 
Don't forget that 60s and 70s was an exciting time for hifi development, new techniques were being discovered in recording studios etc, so there was far more an interest in making impressive sounding recordings, to justify the cost of these things, than today.
 
MCG555 said:
You might be right, but what is the „correct“ sound then, given that you hear it in your room, with your individual room setup and equipment, not to mention your ears ?
I came to the conclusion that, I simply want it to sound good in way that pleases my ear and my attitude and that is totally individual.
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That's why the word correct is between quotes. If you really want to hear how the music was intended you have to listen in the studio where it was created. Again, it's totally fine to enjoy something that pleases you but just understand that you are adding artifacts (noise, harmonics and so forth) to the signal that are not originally there.
 
HansD-NL said:
That's why the word correct is between quotes. If you really want to hear how the music was intended you have to listen in the studio where it was created. Again, it' s totally fine to enjoy something that pleases you but just understand that you are adding artifacts (noise, harmonics and so forth) to the signal that are not originally there.
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Even this isn’t an universal truth as a lot of people would argue that mixing and mastering make the music sound as it was intended. One could argue for days about this and about measurements as well.

This may just be an urban legend but I think Barry Gordy wanted Motown recordings to sound good on the radio and not on expensive reference systems. One can only guess what Lee Perry intended.
 
TimTim said:
Even this isn’t an universal truth as a lot of people would argue that mixing and mastering make the music sound as it was intended. One could argue for days about this and about measurements as well.

This may just be an urban legend but I think Barry Gordy wanted Motown recordings to sound good on the radio and not on expensive reference systems. One can only guess what Lee Perry intended.
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Offcourse that is what I meant, the finished product of the music. And yes, there are lots of music (post)productions made with a specific goal in mind (radio play, danceclub use, vinyl releases etc) there are a lot of interesting (long) reads about that topic.
I'm not arguing.
 
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