Do you listen mainly to Audiophile CDs and records?


I listen mainly to classical music, and the quality of sound varies greatly from disc to disc.
I was wondering if that’s the case with rock, pop and the like.
Do you tend to listen mainly mostly audiophile media?
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I always seek out best pressing of what I listen to, however at times even the best pressing doesn’t sound good, to put it mildly, so I have to live with that. It happens that at times I am in a particular mood for a good sound, then I listen to what sounds best but still it is the music I like.
I listen to a lot on youtube too thru Grado $200 phones plugged in the computer. Sound quality varies wildly and there are many performances that were never released. I don’t expect it to sound good and have no disappointment. Still, in time I am going to improve this computer/youtube playback system, but I feel no urge.
I am like most of the replyees here in that music prevails over sound quallity
Although spinning a superbly recorded CD can be very entertaining. That said one of my most played discs is Claudio Arrau playing Bach's Goldberg Variations from 1941 and I still find it musically gripping. Another thing that I like to do is catch up on concerts over the BBC I Player. These concerts are broadcast as MP3's at 320 kbs, but there are MP3's and and MP3's though.
I’m happy and somewhat surprised to hear that the overwhelming majority in this thread deny that sound is a prime factor in determining what they listen to.
After all, this is an audiophile forum.  One would expect sound to play a more important part than most people admit.
I am similarly pleased to see that, but not that surprised. If you look at the genre that many seem to be listening to, it is often 60’s and 70’s rock. Sadly, that music was rarely recorded very well, and never on modern gear.
With classical music you also have the great interpretations from the past, but these are only interpretations - they are not originals. We don’t have Bach himself playing the organ, etc. So the older interpretations have to compete with more recent ones that may have been recorded better, but are perhaps also based on better musicological research as in the case of more authentic recordings of baroque music.
My priority is always the music first. I have everything from bootlegs to MQA. I would hate to think I missed a great performance or great music because I wouldn't listen to it. Sure I love sound quality but, I have listened to poor quality boots to hear a stellar performance!