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Has audiophilia changed your music taste?

Before I got into this hobby, I was big into heavy metal. I am very much into progressive bands like Dream Theater and Queensryche. My collection consisted of rock 90% and classical/jazz/other at 10%. Ever since I started getting into audio, my listening has changed and so has my music collection. What used to be 90/10, lean to rock, has changed to about 70/30 and changing weekly. Lately, I can't keep Patricia Barber off my system. I absolutely love her. The thing is, the other day I put on some Pat Travers and the listening only lasted about 30 minutes before it was back to Patricia Barber. For some reason, rock doesn't sound as good as it did before. Maybe it is my system or maybe it is me.

Anyone else like me?
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ben_campbell
1,169 posts
 
Me neither-hasn't made the slightest bit of difference to the music I listen to.
I don't even know how it could unless you were more interested in the recording quality than the actual music.
mfkeleher
146 posts
 
I still listen to the stuff I used to: Classical, Accoustic Jazz, and rock that isn't too metalic, but with improved sound, I'm spending more time on vocalists of all genres than ever before as long as they are well engineered.
gunbei
2,327 posts
 
It's made a HUGE difference, because as I said audiophilia has exposed me to so many genres of music I'd never previously tasted.

When I started buying expensive equipment I did initally buy within some music categories I was never into before. And it turned out not only was I impressed by the recordings, I liked the music as well!
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drubin
3,274 posts
 
All of you who deny that it has had any effect, it's like saying advertising has no effect on your brand preferences. With all due respect, I think you're kidding yourselves.

As audiophiles and music lovers, we are drawn to the sound as well as the music itself. Have your tastes in music not changed at all in the past 10 years? If they've changed, has it not been in the direction of types of music (not specific recordings) that sound good on your systems, and away from music that does not? I know this is true for me. I guess it's presumptuous of me to assume it's also true for other audiophiles.
thorman
1,262 posts
 
I have also done the same thing. I also love Patricia Barber. Try an album from, Teirney Sutton called "Something Cool". Great Album. I used to love Diane Krall until I heard the Barber and Sutton albums and I too seem to go to them all the time.
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