On a different note, share the artists you own that DON'T sound good


Use whatever parameters you pay attention to. Timbres, dynamics, clarity, imaging, soundstage, top-end, mids, bottom-end, etc.

In my collection, the artists that (usually) don't sound good are-

Faces

Rod Stewart 

(early) Rolling Stones

(some) Ted Nugent

(some) Eric Clapton

(early) Aerosmith

(early) Beatles

(early) Credence

(early) Doobie Bros

(early) The Clash

Foghat

(early) The Who

(early) ZZ Top

(early) Led Zeppelin 

Janice Joplin

I've probably overlooked some other stinkers in my collection

Thank  God for talented remastering engineers!

tomcarr

Can’t think of any that never sound good. If that is the case it’s possible either the hifi needs some work or expectations need to change or both. 

@mapman - I didn’t say "never", I said "usually". So, that is not the case. My system, in my acoustically treated room, with meticulous setup, is most assuredly resolving enough to notice the level of sound quality of every album I play. I even am able to grade the sound quality of each album with letters A, B, C, and D. Fortunately, almost all my albums are in classes A and B.

Hope this clears things up.

PS- two of my friends are recording engineers. They both have told me my system sounds as good or better than what they hear at work.

Hmm still tough but I’d say I have been disappointed in various Jethro Tull album’s sound off the cuff in that I tend to have high expectations for sound quality with progressive rock bands more so than others.  

@mapman Good catch! I had forgotten about Jethro Tull. Yes, I've also been disappointed in some, but not all, of their releases.