Its a resounding hell yes in my court . I have the same tastes as Matchstickman in that I was raised on progressive rock. Rush , Yes ELP', ZEP were always spinning as I grew up.When I became serious about the playback chain and my systems became better, rock recordings sounded worse. This concept has been covered numerous times here so I will be brief but its simple really: a high resolution playback system can not be fully realized by poor recordings. Also your appreciation of new forms of recorded music will evolve and expand as you learn to like what you are using to exact the performance of your system. I listen to my rock favorites in my car primarily now and have started liking other bizarre forms of music I would not have given the time of day to in the past . It has exposed me to so many new artists and genres and that growth has been a treasure to me. I continue to learn and be opened minded as that attitude helps me grow which in turn makes life more of a challenge . The clock is ticking and I cant wait to wake up . The minute you think you know it all is the minute you begin hearing the clock.
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?
Anyone else like me?
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