Do You Match Your Sytem To YOUR type of music???

[Khorn]

GIVEN: All systems sound different.

GIVEN: All components sound different.

GIVEN: Different combinations of even many of the same components sound different.

GIVEN: Different systems portray music in different ways eg: Rock, Reggae, Chamber, Folk, Opera, Full Orchestral, you get the idea .

THEREFORE: Different systems cannot be as accurate and pleasing with all sources. Certain combinations of components will sound more pleasing to you playing certain types of music than others.

Question: Do you tailor or skew your system to give optimum results with the type(s) of music you like the best and listen to the most or, try to have an all round compromise (a case where more may actually be less!)??

[Dave]

Khorn, I have the more is less system.:) I like several different kinds of music in my collection and therefore want it all.;) It did take me sometime to put together my system to find the perfect synergy.

[SVL]

IMO if you listen to one type of music most of the time, you may do well trying to match your system to that music. I do not, because I listen to a broad range of styles from small jazz combos to HMR.

As a general observation, IMO there are systems in every price range (except for mid-fi, perhaps) that are more general purpose, and there are ones that feel more at ease with a particular type of music.

[Khorn]

I think what I am trying to say is, if you listen to a certain range of music types that have common traits you might be better off "tailoring" your system to deal with those types the best. For example if you are a Rock, Reggae, Jazz listener you could build a system that could reproduce those types in a more pleasing way than it would sound with let's say Chamber or Classical music. The same for the other way around. If you listen to those "other" types of music (whatever that may be in your particular case) only maybe 5-10% of you total listening then why compromise the other 90% of the time. Sure you could build a system that could do it all (don't we all want that) but reason dictates that it would have to cost much much more.

[Bob Lovely]

Khorn,

I see what you mean here. I designed my system with some muscle in order to enjoy the most demanding sonics regardless of the type of music. As a result, I am pretty pleased with the results always mindful that I will upgrade the system along the way. Since I enjoy a wide variety of music from different time periods, this approach has been pretty sound (no pun intended).

I have a local audiophile friend who designed his system to match well with classical music (his favorite) and he is quite happy. Personally, I have some music that might threaten the safety of his equipment (big bass).

Bob

[Steve Hoffman]

Yeah, Bob. Go play "Boss" by the Rumblers on his stereo and blow out a woofer or two. Serve him right!

[Bob Lovely]

Originally posted by Steve Hoffman
Yeah, Bob. Go play "Boss" by the Rumblers on his stereo and blow out a woofer or two. Serve him right!

Steve,

Great example of what I am talking about. His system would not survive "Boss" at any loud level. I like him too much to bring the track over to play on his system......

Why is doing so, so tempting, however?:sigh:

Must be some kind of weird psychology...

Bob:)

[Steve Hoffman]

Originally posted by Bob Lovely


Steve,

Great example of what I am talking about. His system would not survive "Boss" at any loud level. I like him too much to bring the track over to play on his system......

Why is doing so, so tempting, however?:sigh:

Must be some kind of weird psychology...

Bob:)

You set your system up to play everything correctly.

Would you set your TV up to just watch Westerns or the Brady Bunch?

[Khorn]

So I take it you wouldn't be an "electrostatic" kinda guy Steve??

(although some (2 to 4) quads for just the mid range x'd over to some quick?? 12-18" bass drivers and some good compression or ribbons on top canmake interesting listening)

[Bob Lovely]

Originally posted by Steve Hoffman


You set your system up to play everything correctly.

Would you set your TV up to just watch Westerns or the Brady Bunch?

Steve,

I don't know - all I ever see on TV are reality shows and talking heads!

When I set my system up, I tried to design it to take "all" that I could put into it. So far, I have not been disappointed regardless of what type of music I play....the Stereo mix of "Torquay" by the Fireballs is another good test of a system to withstand powerful sonics...

Bob:)

[sprocket]

The new rig I will be in the process of assembling over the next 6-8 months will not be matched to any particular type of music. I subscribe to the "first do no harm" school. To me a system should be able to reproduce any type of music accurately. The recordings should speak for themselves. My tastes have broadened over the years and I want a system that can keep up with those changes. Now whether my bank account will actually let me do this is another story:sigh:

[Khorn]

If a system can reveal the definition of a massed choral group, the delicacy of a string quartet, the individual positioning in a full orchestra and still put enough out enough bass energy so that you actually feel the sound waves compressing your chest at your seated position when listening to something like Peter Tosh, you're there. In that case you have an "all round system". How many of you have that?

I don't.......yet.

[GoldenBoy]

Originally posted by Bob Lovely
Khorn,

I see what you mean here. I designed my system with some muscle in order to enjoy the most demanding sonics regardless of the type of music. As a result, I am pretty pleased with the results always mindful that I will upgrade the system along the way. Since I enjoy a wide variety of music from different time periods, this approach has been pretty sound (no pun intended).

I have a local audiophile friend who designed his system to match well with classical music (his favorite) and he is quite happy. Personally, I have some music that might threaten the safety of his equipment (big bass).

Bob

I'm with Bob. :)

[Claus]

I do prefer an "allround" system... and I got it!

[floyd]

I've always been suspicious when a salesman ask me what kind of music do you primarily listen to. I can think of rock that has beautiful acoustic strings great vocal quality and then rock out and lots of classical that is as strong as any rock performance so even if you only listened to classical or only listened to rock I think you would want the same qualities

[floyd]

Originally posted by Steve Hoffman




Would you set your TV up to just watch Westerns or the Brady Bunch?


"wouldn't it be nice if you could adjust to intellegence level on your tv? I tried the knob marked "brightness" but that didn't work."
that is from Galagher

Sorry I couldn't resist! :)

[Khorn]

Hmmm....I don't know quite how to put it but, somehow I don't think we're on the same page here....oh well....c'est la vie....

[GoldenBoy]

Originally posted by floyd
I've always been suspicious when a salesman ask me what kind of music do you primarily listen to. I can think of rock that has beautiful acoustic strings great vocal quality and then rock out and lots of classical that is as strong as any rock performance so even if you only listened to classical or only listened to rock I think you would want the same qualities

floyd, that is so true. I really couldn't have put it in better terms. That is exactly my ideology. :righton: