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Headphoneus Supremus
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I know what you're getting at Haloxt. I've thought about it and can say that in general (lest there are exceptions that I really can't think of right now), there's music that I'm inclined to listen to and get absorbed with using headphones. Once there's music that fits that bill for me, then it'll benefit from a system with great fidelity.
OTOH, there's a lot of music that I either never or hardly ever feel like listening to using my rig but which makes for fun listening while on the road or in the company of others where the music isn't the primary focus. Poor sound production and engineering may have a lot to do with it, yes, but invariably the music is just plain uninteresting, but catchy at a superficial level. I'm not of the opinion that high fidelity gear makes such music sound worse. It's just that the ownership and use of high fidelity gear usually has an attitude with a more focused intent, and the music's warts show up big time. You then realize that the music's worth in a less focused environment simply doesn't carry over.
I do agree with you however, that a lot of music that sounds very uninteresting in unresolving gear or settings, make for a huge listening experience on excellent gear and where the music is the focal point.
OTOH, there's a lot of music that I either never or hardly ever feel like listening to using my rig but which makes for fun listening while on the road or in the company of others where the music isn't the primary focus. Poor sound production and engineering may have a lot to do with it, yes, but invariably the music is just plain uninteresting, but catchy at a superficial level. I'm not of the opinion that high fidelity gear makes such music sound worse. It's just that the ownership and use of high fidelity gear usually has an attitude with a more focused intent, and the music's warts show up big time. You then realize that the music's worth in a less focused environment simply doesn't carry over.
I do agree with you however, that a lot of music that sounds very uninteresting in unresolving gear or settings, make for a huge listening experience on excellent gear and where the music is the focal point.