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Sergeants, Lieutenants, Audio Militia?
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A yes you must listen to special audiophile music from obscure labels to enjoy your hifi .
Us peasants that get an hifi system to better enjoy whatever music style we fancy clearly got it wrong
"I spent more time with Don (Captain Beefheart) Van Vliet when I was in high school than after he got into 'show business.'
He dropped out during his senior year, because his Dad, who was a Helms Bread truck driver, had a heart attack and 'Vliet' (as he was known then) took over his route for a while -- but most of the time he just stayed home from school.
His girlfriend, Laurie, lived in the house with him, along with his Mom (Sue), his Dad (Glen), Aunt Ione and Uncle Alan. Granny Annie lived across the street.
The way Don got his 'stage name' was, Uncle Alan had a habit of exposing himself to Laurie. He'd piss with the bathroom door open and, if she was walking by, mumble about his appendage -- something along the lines of: "Ahh, what a beauty! It looks just like a big, fine beef heart." - FZ
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Waxx
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I listen to a lot of music, but at the end it does not matter for the purpose of this site, and all kind of genres are present here. But as it goes about the gear and the science behind it, it does not matter at all.
Just yesterday I was listening to some hi brow music that clearly is above most crowds. It was the "Carpenters Greatest Hits" on YouTube. You all know it is nothing but the finest for me My JBL Flip 5 paired with my computer (Bluetooth) was sounding fantastic. High end all the way. Rivals system costing $5000 or more.
My JBL Flip 5 paired with my computer (Bluetooth) was sounding fantastic. High end all the way. Rivals system costing $5000 or more. 
When i was very young, and a real audiophool, i thought i should listen to more classic. But it did not work.
40 years later, i prever still heavy metal and industrial techno. And Rock, Blues, blue grass, country, reggae, dub , acid jazz and some pop.
40 years later, i prever still heavy metal and industrial techno.
And Rock, Blues, blue grass, country, reggae, dub , acid jazz and some pop.
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How dare you!?
Look, you can't really give scientific advice on what to listen. You choose that on your own. But I did find some great recommendations in What are you listening right now and the one with soundtracks.
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or, for the Annapolis grad types...
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I have listened to Grindcore on Accuphases. Yeah, sound happens.
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That is a Nine Inch Nails song, the first one from The Downward Spiral.
I'm taking it would be a heresy for the Audiogon guy...
I have listened to it on KEF reference speakers.
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There's a strong prejudice growing at the big (not necessarily audiophile,pro sound too) forums when the word ASR comes to table,you can hear all shorts of stuff ("1Khz ONLY SINAD kings","topping forum","tailored measurements","nothing scientific about ridicule people with the same motos",etc) that shows the impact to the community.
They even warn companies with expensive stuff not to send for testing so the ratio of expensive vs cheap gets a big gap,as they would like to diminish,exclude and put a strong divider between people who own expensive stuff and the well measuring but a lot cheaper devices.
Thing is that this community is big and loud.
It won't be easy,it's literally truth vs marketing and if we take a look around you can see who wins in most cases.
They even warn companies with expensive stuff not to send for testing so the ratio of expensive vs cheap gets a big gap,as they would like to diminish,exclude and put a strong divider between people who own expensive stuff and the well measuring but a lot cheaper devices.
Thing is that this community is big and loud.
It won't be easy,it's literally truth vs marketing and if we take a look around you can see who wins in most cases.
Waxx
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That reminds me of a guy i knew about 15 years ago who used Tannoy Arden speakers and McIntosh tube amps to listen to Breakcore like this:
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I know quiet a few pro audio guys who read this forum and use the things discussed here for their pro audio stuff also. I know a rental dj system where topping D10 dacs are used, but taken out of the housing and put in a more sturdy and unmarked housing (a kind of secret weapon of the owner) to connect the cdj's with spdif to. And measurements are used a lot to set up big systems and tune it right.
