Distortion of Sound

Distortion of Sound is a 22 minute documentary film focusing on the current state of music, sound quality, and more importantly sound delivery.  We tend to forget that most of our music streaming services and players use quality that is considered less than sub-standard according to most professionals in the industry.  What a musician or a producer hears through the board and mixer is something totally different that what is being streamed to your phone at 128kbps (if that's even the quality anymore).

The description reads as such:

"The last two decades have seen a striking decline in the quality of sound and listening experience. Compressed music, MP3s and streaming, have diminished the quality and flattened the emotion. Marketing gimmicks and convenience now take the place of excellence. The Distortion of Sound is an eye-opening exposé of the current state of sound starring Linkin Park, Slash, Quincy Jones and more. This documentary will open your ears and inspire you to reach for richer, more soul-stirring musical experiences."

Like the description stated, the documentary features some top notch performers like Linkin Park, Quincy Jones, Snoop Dogg, Hans Zimmer, Andrew Scheps, and many others.  This gives you a well rounded view of how multiple people are looking for that same quality.  I look at it in a sense of wine.  You pay good money for quality tasting wine, but the masses don't go for that quality.  They go for the $10 on the front display shelf that has equal taste nodes, but lacks the overall quality.  That's what Distortion of Sound means to me.

With more and more people looking for FLAC/Lossless music and products to play those tracks (like Neil Young's Pono Music), it only makes sense that aficionados of music listening will be looking for the next best thing.  Sometimes going the extra mile for a decent pair of headphones or speakers for your car/home/computer will make or break the difference in your overall experience for sound.  Check out the documentary for yourself and reflect on what your level of acceptance is for sound quality.