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.

  • Own-Champion-4017@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    I had to add this… Depeche mode, other than the new stuff, is definitely a let down. They overly processed Dave’s vocals and went for a totally electronic sound. It is for sure a result of what they did and not your system. Your system is just revealing it for what it is.

    If it helps at all I had the same reaction when I started upgrading. Currently on a Michi X3 and Spendor A7s and can say the sound is still different from more dynamic recordings - however, I have now got used to it and it sounds completely acceptable. It’s just going to take time for the presentation of the sound to normalise.

    • betterre@alien.topBEnglish
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      11 months ago

      They are electronic band with electronic sound, or as Gore said: Soul music played by electronic instruments

      They didn’t even have a drummer on live shows before Christian Eigner, I don’t count Alan’s amateur attempts on Devotional tour