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Are most recordings so bad it's not worth spending large on speakers?

In my interest in finding a speaker with a more lifelike sounding speaker than most monopole - e.g. (bipole, dipole, omnis) I emailed Morrison at Morrison Audio about his omni speakers, which for full range are around $14k. I explained I use my speakers with my TV, and to listen to folk, jazz, blues, some rock.

His response re my music choices, was, "The recordings are dreadful in terms of a lifelike reproduction. You needn’t spend so much on speakers. A monopole pattern is just fine since that is what the recordings are tailored for."

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erik_squires
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Replace "recordings" with "room acoustics" and I suddenly agree with Morrison.

The question of spending however to my mind is a separate issue. The quality of components and design is not that well coupled to the finished product in my mind.

I will say that it has been a VERY long time since I felt the super speakers were worthwhile. Lots of great < $20k speaker brands and makers out there.
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