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?
matchstikman
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.
Patricia Barber is a great case in point. If not for high end audio I would have never heard of her.
She looks like a demented Captain Janeway from Voyager, and sings with phrasing like a wounded animal, but she's damn good!
This dog doesn't learn new tricks. My taste in music hasn't changed a bit since this dog was 13. However, my music sure has spring-boarded my leap in and out of audiophilia.