Audiophile music

The fellow who owns Vapor Audio loudspeakers voices his speakers using that kind of music because the dynamics of the music really push the speakers capabilities. I suppose it's the 'if this sounds good anything will sound good.' Plus, I think he really likes to rock out, and there's nothing wrong with that.

The Knack-Get the Knack(first pressing)is a very good recording especially in the bass region. There is more then enough well recorded music(all genres)to last several lifetimes(lol). Don't obsess over a few poorly recorded favorites of yours, we all have some recordings we wish were properly recorded.

If a system doesn't play most of that kind of music well (a few recordings are beyond salvation) then it's a poorly balanced system that's not worth a high asking price. I would not still be in this hobby if I had to restrict myself to the likes of Krall & Barber for the sake of lean/bright/incoherent gear.

Vandys just didn't keep up with dynamic pace of noise rock while were best for large orchestras.
I have original UK Get The Knack and they sound terrific.

Agree it may not make sense to go high end. I started climbing the ladder a few years ago and the more money I spent the more I was restricting myself to certain types of music simply because I was in awe with how my system sounded. But instead of actually getting lost in a listening session I was spending hours skipping songs to evaluate this and that. I too love punk and lowfi bands like sonic youth, sebedoh, velvet under ground etc and I was just not listening to that music because it sounded like garbage. Now I have sold most of my HiFi gear in leu of musical components and I don't think about it anymore. I love my system more than ever and can now sit for hours upon hours and listen at any volume I choose without any sort of fatigue even when playing shitty live recordings of the replacements or big black. True it may make sense to have two systems but not all of us can afford it. I have accumulated enough gear for at least three or four systems but I usually only listen to my main rig these days. Happy listening.