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Has audiophilia changed your music taste?

Before I got into this hobby, I was big into heavy metal. I am very much into progressive bands like Dream Theater and Queensryche. My collection consisted of rock 90% and classical/jazz/other at 10%. Ever since I started getting into audio, my listening has changed and so has my music collection. What used to be 90/10, lean to rock, has changed to about 70/30 and changing weekly. Lately, I can't keep Patricia Barber off my system. I absolutely love her. The thing is, the other day I put on some Pat Travers and the listening only lasted about 30 minutes before it was back to Patricia Barber. For some reason, rock doesn't sound as good as it did before. Maybe it is my system or maybe it is me.

Anyone else like me?
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Not really!
I still listen to LPs that have one too many pops & clicks 'cuz I like the music on it very much & I'm willing to put up with the disturbance.
What audiophilia has done to me is that it has exposed me to more genres of music such as Jazz & Blues. I used to be a classic & soft rock kinda guy.
Audiophilia has also made me seek out my type of music that is well recorded rather than mass-recorded so I end up paying more per CD or per LP rather being satisfied with CDs from, say, Sam Goody or the BMG club. This, I think, is the "curse" of hi-end!
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