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.
I like rock and metal. Had a decent system for 20 years, but after I upgraded to an all new home theater, I found myself less enthusiastic for metal. Conversely, electronic rock started making a lot more sense. Depeche Mode, Awolnation, Mike Oldfield, Rush, all sound really good on a good system. However, I had to upgrade my mp3’s to flac’s, while looking for remasterings in the process. Keep working on your setup. Never Let Me Down Again sounds awesome for me. One thing I do recommend is acoustic panels. I hand built 28 of them, including 2 large quadratic diffusers.