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Progressive Rock

Have any of you specifically built your system to listen to progressive rock, i.e. Yes, Genesis, Pink Floyd, etc.? I'm curious because I have, and was wondering what components you have found that lend themselves well to this particular type of music. The reason I asks is that I attended the Home Entertainment show last month in NYC. And not one of the rooms I visited were playing rock of any kind - and they did not seem receptive to taking request - especially at the volume I would need to hear before plunking down oh say $12,000 for a pair of speakers. Any incite you care to share is appreciated. Thanks, Matt... Yes9  (Threads | Answers | This Thread) 05-23-05

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Click title to read one, or click date to read all below it. 05-23-05   My whole system was put together for progressive rock! i thi ...   Revdog 05-23-05   I guess i would say that my system was built for that purpos ...   Sdatch 05-23-05   My budget was alot less than $12,000 for speakers, i put a $ ...   Richmon 05-23-05   Rock is not high-end-ish music. it's more complicated to rec ...   Marakanetz 05-23-05   Prog is a four letter word !   Thom_y 05-23-05   Sorry 'bout that ... i guess in the 70's elp, yes, genesis n ...   Thom_y 05-23-05   Wow. i had know idea there were that many of you out there. ...   Yes9 05-23-05   I enjoyed listening to genesis, elp, peter gabriel and yes j ...   Tvad 05-23-05   For what it's worth, both pink floyd and peter gabriel use a ...   Lazarus28 05-23-05   Did i build this for prog rock? - i built it for everything, ...   Snofun3 05-23-05   Dream theater rules! anyway, i play alot of prog rock on dr ...   Isellstuff 05-23-05   Prog can be damn near anything (depending on who you ask). a ...   Duanegoosen 05-23-05   Listen to lots of prog on my system. since i'm going to see ...   Jval197 05-23-05   Ooops, that's deus ex machina   Duanegoosen 05-24-05   Great thread . . . i'm a prog freak from the 70's and most o ...   Bdgregory 05-24-05   The majority of my collection is rock and i have built my sy ...   Driver 05-24-05   I will preface this by saying that i'm not real bright, but ...   Nrchy 05-24-05   Nrchy, this is where the controversy enters the picture. i ...   Nrenter 05-24-05   I would say the emphasis w/rock would be a spkr. that produc ...   Driver 05-24-05   Nrchy - we are in 100% complete agreement! mark the calenda ...   Lazarus28 05-24-05   Another prog head here, interesting thread !!!   Foxtrot 05-24-05   I agree with driver, it really does come down to personal ta ...   Jval197 05-24-05   Yes9 said :my question is, giving the poor recording quality ...   Atomickid 05-24-05   You can't talk about prog these days without mentioning porc ...   Atmasphere 05-24-05   Being a huge gentle giant fan, i have often used the octopus ...   Iseekheils 05-24-05   Iseekheils -- i'm not sure if you own a turntable, but you ...   Denf 05-25-05   I am probably quite a bit younger than some here so i did no ...   Agisthos 05-25-05   Well, since i started this thread i figured i would weigh in ...   Yes9 05-25-05   Yes9 the price point for good quality is always going to be ...   Uppermidfi 05-25-05   No one mentioned planet x?...excellent recording for trying ...   Jsujo 05-25-05   Jsugo, that's my dilema. the energy audisey 5+2 speakers i ...   Yes9 05-25-05   Matt...i found the lp on ebay,,not terribly expensive, not c ...   Jsujo 05-25-05   Legacy focus 20/20 is probably about as good of rock speaker ...   Chadnliz 05-26-05   All these prog freaks on this site, and i've hardly seen any ...   Bdgregory 05-26-05   Brad: actually you are missing quite a bit. if you want a ...   Lasercd 05-26-05   Progressive rock often uses the studio as an instrument, so ...   jay_douglas_287@ 05-26-05   Thanks ken, i am familiar with the progressive ears site, an ...   Bdgregory 05-26-05   Brad: while i think that camel and caravan have lapsed a bi ...   Lasercd 05-26-05   I built my system around vandersteen 2ce sigs. tube audio de ...   Eagleman6722 05-26-05   I have to admit never being familiar with the legacy focus 2 ...   Tvad 05-26-05   How coool!!! ken golden is the #$&***!!! ... this guy is ...   Duanegoosen 05-26-05   Yo duane!! thanks for the endorsement. we've got a monster ...   Lasercd 05-27-05   I have been buying cd's from ken goldens www.lasercd.com for ...   Agisthos 05-27-05   Often i read that rock (progressive or otherwise; is there r ...   Rgs92 05-28-05   I don't know what type of music i built my system around, bu ...   Gslone 05-28-05   Boy i hope this answer doesn't make me sound like a shill... ...   Lasercd 06-02-05   Gentle giant - 35th anniversary edition: has anyone else c ...   Bdgregory 06-02-05   Lazarus28, you are correct in saying that accuracy is not su ...   Nrenter 06-02-05: jay_douglas_287@msn.com nrenter nails it , almost. horns do rock thousands of live shows and can rock in the home too. i'm not talking about those delicate single driver things in the endangered wood cabinets.....i'm talking jbl,altec,klipsch...... jay_douglas_287@msn.com  06-02-05   In most of the ces rooms you're allowed to test equipment wi ...   Marakanetz 06-03-05   Speaking of horns, someone once told me they auditioned a he ...   Agisthos 06-03-05   Agithos, i had heard about the klipsch rf-7s and auditioned ...   Yes9 06-03-05   In the 70's i listented to a lot of prog (still do to a less ...   Piezo 06-03-05   Yes9 says "the reason i asks is that i attended the hom ...   Philnyc 08-15-05   Porcupine tree....that's all i have to say. this band, to de ...   Proghead 08-15-05   So he was the guy behind blackfield too? i have only heard b ...   Agisthos 11-01-06   Bumping up this prog rock thread, especially in light of &qu ...   Kartracer 11-02-06   the "blackfield" cd is a must have - it has excell ...   Bdgregory 11-02-06   If you like porcupine tree and pink floyd check out a new br ...   Lasercd 11-02-06   Kartracer, i just saw the musical box at the tower theater ...   Yes9 11-02-06   I use porcupine tree's voyage 34 (the reissue sucks btw) as ...   Atmasphere 11-02-06   What defines progressive aprt from classic. i listen to 99% ...   Eagleman6722 11-02-06   Progressive rock is somewhat nebulous, but generally is char ...   Tvad 11-03-06   'the billboard guide to progressive music' authored by bradl ...   Fotis_k

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