It's not so much what you listen to, as opposed to what qualities you value as a listener. I can listen to anything on my Tivoli radio with a 3" speaker and enjoy it. But if you require the impact of a rock band at loud levels, it's not going to work. Speakers can't be chosen in a vacuum. What good is it to have speakers that can destroy a building if you live in an apartment where you can't turn them up?. So unless you lay out all the parameters and limitations you have regarding space, listening levels, amplification, etc, it's just an academic exercise. And of course, there's always budget.
Speakers for.....every type of music?
I'm new to this site & first time poster. I am one of the guys that receives the emails every night, reads them and tries to be informed about this "hobby". A little background. I got into stereo early but never pursued it due to drumming, so I am only trying my best to keep up with you guys on this level. I have no gear like yours but keep a modest system that I have pieced together with whatever change I had. But I saw something interesting tonight on the popular discussions about a certain speaker not being a good "rock" speaker. So what do you recommend I think about when looking for speakers when I listen to everything? This is not a joke, I listen to almost every genre of music: classic, jazz, metal, thrash, world, easy listening, disco, you get the idea including vocal only. What say you fine gentlemen about my particular dilemma on your level? I am looking at used Advent & KEF speakers but will they fill my needs? I realize sound is a personal taste but in which direction might you think about?