Columbo
pfm Member
Been following a chap on YouTube called Jay, he's a dealer for speakers that only oil barons could afford, watching out of idle curiosity.
On one of his live streams someone asks... "Do you listen to any hard rock or heavy metal? What speakers have you owned that sounded good with this genre of music?"
His answer: "I don't really like listening to the hard stuff because of the fatigue"
Given some of his set-ups cost 3-4x the price of a nice house that seems kind of mental. All that dough and can't stick some Led Zep on? WTF. (He has been using mainly Wilsons, Magico and Focals of recent, all ruthlessly revealing; wonder how rock/metal sounds through those SF beasts behind him?)
Anyway, I had a pair of more "audiophile" speakers and I realised I'd stopped listening to a lot of rock/metal (RATM, Alice in Chains, Drowning Pool and such) for nearly a year. It turns out they were 4-5dB tipped up in the presence region, great for some stuff, unpleasant and tiring for wall of sound distorted guitars.
It's got me wondering:
1. Shouldn't all speakers which cost an arm and leg (and kidney in Jay's case) be capable of playing all styles of music at least reasonably well?
2. If it's horses for courses, what qualities make for a good rock and metal speaker?
On one of his live streams someone asks... "Do you listen to any hard rock or heavy metal? What speakers have you owned that sounded good with this genre of music?"
His answer: "I don't really like listening to the hard stuff because of the fatigue"
Given some of his set-ups cost 3-4x the price of a nice house that seems kind of mental. All that dough and can't stick some Led Zep on? WTF. (He has been using mainly Wilsons, Magico and Focals of recent, all ruthlessly revealing; wonder how rock/metal sounds through those SF beasts behind him?)
Anyway, I had a pair of more "audiophile" speakers and I realised I'd stopped listening to a lot of rock/metal (RATM, Alice in Chains, Drowning Pool and such) for nearly a year. It turns out they were 4-5dB tipped up in the presence region, great for some stuff, unpleasant and tiring for wall of sound distorted guitars.
It's got me wondering:
1. Shouldn't all speakers which cost an arm and leg (and kidney in Jay's case) be capable of playing all styles of music at least reasonably well?
2. If it's horses for courses, what qualities make for a good rock and metal speaker?