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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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millercarbon
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This is nuts. But not for any of the reasons given so far. This is nuts because its not just the speakers, or any of the other stuff mentioned- its ALL of it. Everything matters. If its not worth having good speakers then its not worth having good speaker cables, amp, interconnects, turntable, cartridge, phono stage, power cables, power, and room. If its not worth having good speakers then you can just pack it all in right now.

Not to mention, he's in the speaker business, telling you not to buy speakers. This Morrison sounds like the kind of guy makes you wonder what is wrong with audiophiles.
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