Does Heavy Metal music benefit from a high end audio system?

@mikelavigne 

"large scale systems, such as mine, in a purpose built, dedicated, 21’ x 29’ x 11’ room with plenty of driver surface, power grid and amplification headroom"

That's no room...(say it with me..) that's a space station!

@tablejockey ....I disagree with that conclusion, but....one needs to be 'selective' as usual... ;)

@artemus_5 ,

If you are enjoying the Judas Priest "British Steel" album, give a listen to their 2nd studio release, the 1976 album, "Sad Wings of Destiny".  A very well mixed and engineered slab of vinyl that was the beginnings of "Heavy Metal".  Another band that is on the heavy side with great engineering and mixes is the Swedish band Opeth.

That's no room...(say it with me..) that's a space station!

I have been there, trust me, a space station is what audiophiles settle for when they don't have the budget for Mike's room. Put it this way, when the producers of Star Trek: The Next Generation wanted a system suitable for the Enterprise it turned out the Holodeck was easier and cheaper. 

@audiodidact

@millercarbon

thanks guys, for the kind comments.

i feel lucky to enjoy my room. and the room tuning-sweat equity part of it, which cost me almost nothing, and took twelve years of learning and effort, is really what makes it special. having a big budget (spread out over a couple of decades of system building) is only a part of it. the pieces need to have synergy. all the little things acoustically have to be right to handle large scale music without it falling apart as things get cooking.

i do listen to heavy metal (that fits my taste) at high SPL’s and enjoy it a great deal. much of my drive to sell my old house and buy the new place 18 years ago, was so i could do justice to large scale music and not have the room hold the musical enjoyment back.

it’s a large commitment but i was all in.