Tatertot your question is predicated on the assumption that those who listen to rap and hip hop are only listening to those genres. Most of the people that I know who are into hip hop and rap are also into many other types of music. Based on your flawed logic we have to exclude a lot of other genres of music that are just not fit for highend audio but are cherished by many audiophiles. Questlove the drummer for The Roots owns one of the largest vinyl collections on the planet (77,000) do you think its all rap and hip hop? I would also argue that his knowledge of music especially jazz is greater than most so called audiohiles. Another example is punk legend Henry Rollins who has a very highend system. Do you tink he just listens to punk music at ear bleeding levels? I thought the point of highend audio was about listening to the music you love in the best possible way. Am I missing something?
I just was curious about something
I had run a thread saying that I didn't think that someone needed a high-end system to play rap or hip hop. I thought that kind of music would sound better on a low-fi to mid-fi system. People were saying I was racist because of these comments but what I said had nothing to do with racism. To me it was just common sense. Obviously hip hop and rap are huge Industry's and like I have said before they Not only Influence music but also movies and lifestyle.
If high-end manufacturers thought that the people into rap or hip-hop were Interested in listening to their music on high-end gear they would market a line of gear for them. After all these high-end companies have been losing market share for years and are Interested in looking for new market share which is evidenced by the World of Mcintosh display showroom in N.Y.C.
If high-end manufacturers thought that the people into rap or hip-hop were Interested in listening to their music on high-end gear they would market a line of gear for them. After all these high-end companies have been losing market share for years and are Interested in looking for new market share which is evidenced by the World of Mcintosh display showroom in N.Y.C.