So I don’t have a super high-end system by any means. I have JBL L36 speakers. They sound awesome. There is some music that sounds absolutely incredible on them. The Beatles – Abbey Road. Oscar Peterson - We Get Requests, Robag Wruhme - Thora Vukk, Lorde - The Louvre…

There is some of my favourite music however, that sounds completely non-impactful and wimpy on the speakers as well. Depeche Mode - Never Let Me Down Again, and in fact most of their catalogue. Bowie - Berlin trilogy sounds weak but it slams in my car…

I would really love to know if someone has a great system and Depeche Mode/Bowie sound fantastic on it.

  • Rocket123123@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    I would say around 75% of the cds I have sound awful on my system. It really reveals the bad mixes. Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon sounds great as a reference.

    The joy of a good sounding CD overcomes the disappointment of all the bad ones. I have other systems in the house that are less revealing and allow me tom enjoy the bad stuff.

    • nonconveniens@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Yup. This is necessary IMHO. I really, really enjoy an honest, detailed listening experience. It’s so much more interesting to me. But some great music has been recorded terribly, and sometimes I just want to listen and enjoy. So it’s important to have another system that just listens more easily.