Yep, me too. If anything, it has broadened the scope of things that I listen to, though, so I consider it a good thing. In fact, I sometimes find myself listening to and seeking out things purely because I like the lushness or tonality or warmth of the sound, even though, in a purely musical sense, I might not have been all that thrilled by the music previously. For example, there is something unescapably spine-tinglingly wonderful about the deeply organic thrummings of a chello that I never even realized, let alone gave a damn about, prior to having equipment that could do it justice. Now, just thinking about it thrills me (look at me here, all thrilled). Sometimes I put things in just for their tonality or the pallete of the sound. Am I listening to the tonality of the music or the system -- who cares, it makes me happy. (I am convinced that it takes both, though.) Wierd? Sure, that shoe fits perfectly, I already have a couple of pairs, and I wear it proudly.
Has audiophilia changed your music taste?
Before I got into this hobby, I was big into heavy metal. I am very much into progressive bands like Dream Theater and Queensryche. My collection consisted of rock 90% and classical/jazz/other at 10%. Ever since I started getting into audio, my listening has changed and so has my music collection. What used to be 90/10, lean to rock, has changed to about 70/30 and changing weekly. Lately, I can't keep Patricia Barber off my system. I absolutely love her. The thing is, the other day I put on some Pat Travers and the listening only lasted about 30 minutes before it was back to Patricia Barber. For some reason, rock doesn't sound as good as it did before. Maybe it is my system or maybe it is me.
Anyone else like me?
Anyone else like me?