I'm not saying one I'm right and you're wrong or vice versa, but I'm fascinated here. To my ears "Rubber Soul" CD on my system sounds B- or a B at best. Specifically, lets just focus on one song here, "Norwegian Wood" which is mainly accoustic with bass. My problem with this recording when I hear it on my system to my ears are the vocals don't sound like they're actually being performed "live in the room" and what my ears hear are John Lennon's vocals coming in a little muffled or not super prominent on the right speaker along with Paul McCartney in the chorus on the right and to my ears the vocals should be more prominent. I don't know if what I'm saying makes any sense to you. For all I know maybe this is exactly how this was recorded originally and my mind is tricking me that I recall the song to have more prominent either more centered or more upfront vocals. I'm wondering how you hear this song. Your comments are welcome. The instrumentation on "Norwegian Wood" sounds excellent on my system, its the vocals that I have a problem with.



Quote Originally Posted by BC Dave
I've got Rubber Soul on CD and it sounds absolutely amazing. The Beatles obviously had a few tricks up their sleeves. It would be interesting to know if McCartney is an audiophile or whether he listens to music on a no-name blaster. On the other hand, I have the Blood, Sweat and Tears' Greatest Hits CD and I bleed, sweat and tear up if I try to play that disc on my system. Lucretia McEvil sound positivity evil. The brass is so grating it creates an instant headache. I have Adcom separates (535II amp and tuner/preamp, Mission M73s with silk dome tweeters and a Mirage BPS-150 sub. With the right CD this system sounds terrific in a room with 14 foot vaulted ceilings. With the wrong stuff my son's $39 Koss blaster sounds better.