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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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It's worth getting every detail possible out of every recording.

How much it costs to do that is another story.

The bottom line is these days, it need not cost much. The right pair of headphones with a common smartphone and good streaming software can do it.

It’s also not expensive with speakers at least in smaller rooms. A pair of Vanatoo speakers get you most of the way there again even off a smartphone wireless connection, if you just use good quality streaming software.
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