Matching for Music: Speakers or Electronics?


Hello all!

It is generally accepted that there are speakers that match well with certain genres of music as there are electronics (mainly amplifiers) that match well with certain genres of music. My question to you is, given the choice of one versus the other, what would have the biggest impact in terms of sonic “bliss”?

FWIW, I tend to listen to rock (classic rock & alternative), blues & classic jazz 90% of the time, throwing in some orchestral classical music when the mood strikes as the remainder.  
Thanks for any thoughts. Hope you & yours are doing well & staying safe!

Arvin
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Showing 1 response by tobes

IMO accurate/faithful reproduction is the key to great enjoyment regardless of music genre. 
As soon as you start to deliberately 'season to taste' you'll likely find the system predisposed to certain music/recordings and possibly less enjoyable with music/recordings that diverge from the former.
There's nothing wrong with the 'season to taste' approach if you love what you hear and your preference remains static.
But if you have broad musical taste - or your taste evolves over time - then dissatisfaction will creep in IME.

I listen to all types of music - pop/rock/hiphop/rap/soul/blues/jazz/classical etc as the mood strikes (with a leaning towards acoustic instruments/voice in particular).  
I can only endorse what I've owned/lived with and would recommend the ATC actives for your consideration.  My ATC actives take all genres in their stride and sound wonderful.
Of course you don't have to worry about speaker/amp matching - it's been expertly done for you.