What music is your system setup for?

Hey Albert your gear cant play Polka or Celtic? Say it aint so!

All kinds. I think what Shadorn said describes my system, like bell curve. If recording is bad, no matter what type of music, would sound bad. I listen to as much Rock , Jazz, Classical and Electronics music. And it sounds realistic. More so with Vinyl than digital :). Okay last sentence was not called for.

Every system is a compromise of one sort or another. You cannot play 18 holes with 3 clubs, run a restaurant with 3 knives, or hear every genre at its best with one audio system. I have experienced a number of systems that sound very good across all genres, but never without a caveat of "if only"...

Music runs as vast as a person's emotions, and no one system covers that much terrain while maintaining straight A's. That said, I need at least two systems: a low-powered tube amp/high-efficiency horn system for when I need to weep to the sound of a cello, and a high-powered SS/hybrid/full-ranger for when I need the kick drum to mess with my heartbeat.

I almost forgot. I also need a ski mask & a hayseed bank to meet my goals.

I have 3 or 4 pairs of very different speakers to switch in or out of service depending on type of music and what mood of volume I'm in... for example, big mother JBL L-200's for Reggae at concert jackhammer levels. Or Ralph Towner played on my Chario Academy 1 minimonitors for ah, much smaller presentation of much higher quality.

I switch back and forth between a Bryston B60 & an Electrocompaniet ECI3 integrated. The Bryston is better for pop/electronic music with electronically produced high frequencies and clear sharp distinguishable sounds. The Electrocompaniet is better with Jazz and Acoustic Music...the bass & mids are better but the highs are slightly softened with an overall more musical character than the Bryston.

If one were to ask me which I prefer I would have to state that it really depends on the music I'm listening to.