No doubt. For me the reason is clear. There are some forms of music that were orginally intended to be heard live (and for the most part unamplified) such as Jazz, Classical, Opera, etc. When this type of music is played through some mass market garbage stereo it is simply not that involving. It sounds more like background music (speaking generally here) and just doesn't grab me. So much detail is present in those forms of music, but is lost in the translation. When played through something that removes boundaries (so to speak) and gets me closer to the music I find it very, very involving. While I do find more modern forms of music more involving when played through some quality gear, the difference is not as great.
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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