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I just was curious about something

I had run a thread saying that I didn't think that someone needed a high-end system to play rap or hip hop. I thought that kind of music would sound better on a low-fi to mid-fi system. People were saying I was racist because of these comments but what I said had nothing to do with racism. To me it was just common sense. Obviously hip hop and rap are huge Industry's and like I have said before they Not only Influence music but also movies and lifestyle. 

If high-end manufacturers thought that the people into rap or hip-hop were Interested in listening to their music on high-end gear they would market a line of gear for them. After all these high-end companies have been losing market share for years and are Interested in looking for new market share which is evidenced by the World of Mcintosh display showroom in N.Y.C.
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nonoise
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"I am saying if the people that listen to hip-hop and rap wanted to listen on a high-end system the companies could market to that clientele that listen to that type of music."

They already do. Audio salons will gladly take anyone's money regardless of what they listen to. 

Having said that, I'm off tomorrow to Deez Audio Nutz to check out the latest boom box.

All the best,
Nonoise

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gshepardbuster
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When I was speaker shopping I brought Fleetwood Mac Rumours, Queens greatest hits, and a Notorious BIG disc.  The salesman thought I was nuts but after playing BIG's "Juicy" and "Hyptontize" he was amazed on how well it was recorded and showed off bass capability!  Not all Hip Hop and Rap is crap or about crime. 
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tostadosunidos
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I think the point might be something like this:  what if the Beats by Dr. Dre headphones had been more of the quality of Sennheiser 600 or AKG701Q phones?  Could millions of people have been inadvertently introduced to the sound of higher-end audio?  What if you did the same with speakers?
 Unfortunately, too many people want (or think they want, at least) the exaggerated low end and possibly a sizzling high end for their modern music.  I've known many rock fans who had expensive systems and then cranked up the treble and bass mercilessly to try to capture that crappy live sound they were used to.  I'm sure I did it myself in my wayward youth.  What's the point of spending time and money to get high quality equipment if you muck it up in the end?
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