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Bad recordings and high end audio

Hello. Have decided that the kids are out of the house and I can dedicate some space and money to my long ignored hobby. What is different now is there are so few audio stores. I firmly believe in listening to products so thus I start this great new chapter of my life. The first 2 stores I went to the people were very patient with me and I listened to a ton of combinations. They asked me did I want to hear anything else and I said  yes, ummm,.. how about Led Zeppelin? I received the same response from both stores which was “all Led Zeppelin recordings are horrible” except for this one version of Led Zeppelin 2…blah blah. So I said what happens if I am at home and i have a desire to play Led Zeppelin or another perceived poor recording? They did not have an answer for me nor did they play Led Zeppelin lol . I ended up ordering a pair of Magnepan 3.7i’s from a different store. 13 weeks until I get them, ouch. I am going to guess that people do listen to poor recordings on great systems because you just want to hear a particular album, right? Or am I missing something? Just looking for a bit of insight. Yes, I know they want it to sound the best so I will buy it but is that the only motivation. Or maybe they hate Led Zeppelin, lol.
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When I was 16 yrs old  I heard a pair of  Magnepans  and had etched in my mind a feeling of crystal clear detail with sound stage.   Led Zep II on vinyl  made a profound impact on me.   

After years  (50+) of working (saving)  and enjoying various systems. I went out and attempted to recreate the feeling from my youth.  I purchased the 1.7s,  a NAD M2 and a used Scoutmaster by VPI with a cartridge that cost more than my early systems.   As  a result   I have had thousand of hours of listening pleasure.  I dislike:  all the LZ remasters repressings    The original vinyl still does it for me.  

Now I take Tidal and run into my Sony A8F out a fiber optic cable into the NAD M2  and out to the 1.7s and PSB subwoofers.   To me this is heaven.   Stunningly beautiful video and kickass tunes.  When I am not fishing I am glued to Sony flagship OLED  and NAD masterpiece.  Sure there is better.  But I am more than happy with my little system. 
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