Bad recordings and high end audio


Hello. Have decided that the kids are out of the house and I can dedicate some space and money to my long ignored hobby. What is different now is there are so few audio stores. I firmly believe in listening to products so thus I start this great new chapter of my life. The first 2 stores I went to the people were very patient with me and I listened to a ton of combinations. They asked me did I want to hear anything else and I said  yes, ummm,.. how about Led Zeppelin? I received the same response from both stores which was “all Led Zeppelin recordings are horrible” except for this one version of Led Zeppelin 2…blah blah. So I said what happens if I am at home and i have a desire to play Led Zeppelin or another perceived poor recording? They did not have an answer for me nor did they play Led Zeppelin lol . I ended up ordering a pair of Magnepan 3.7i’s from a different store. 13 weeks until I get them, ouch. I am going to guess that people do listen to poor recordings on great systems because you just want to hear a particular album, right? Or am I missing something? Just looking for a bit of insight. Yes, I know they want it to sound the best so I will buy it but is that the only motivation. Or maybe they hate Led Zeppelin, lol.
daydream816
Well with Vandersteen 7, Treo CT, Quad ESL -63, etc…listening fatigue is the least of my worries.

I would like to build a room for the MBL 101, with certain more 2D recordings, they can be magical….


@daydream check in with Mark at Reno Hi-Fi , big Pass dealer w demo and trade in gear galore…
Congrats on buying the best speakers on the market.

Make sure your hardware is up to the challenge, make sure your room is set up properly, and then sit back and enjoy the music!

Cheers!
@tomic601 you have those Quad, Vandersteen and mbl?   Wow.   You have hit the jackpot!   Those mbl are a whole different thing.  Best sound I ever heard was mbl set up really well in a customized showroom.  I took notes on how they did that if interested. 
@mapman Well i left out a few speakers including Theil, Apogee..yes i have hit the high life - grateful. I don’t own the MBL but back when i had the right size room for them, Ispent some serious time w them in a dedicated room. The system  Wadia spinner DAC, CJ GAT preamp, Musical Fidelity AMS-100 amp, Kubala cables, Elrod power…. pretty fine sonics. As you knows big image but less resolution than a point source. No free lunch.