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Are systems genre dependent?

I know a lot of people believe if a system is well balanced, it should sound superb in all genres of music (Rock, Classical, Folk etc.). To a large extent, that is true.  But I also think that systems can be skewed in favor of particular styles of music.  I really don’t believe my system, which is very well set up for classical, can fully do justice to most kinds of rock.  And, conversely, I’ve heard systems that really rock but don’t sound really top notch in classical.  Now, I’m not saying that a balanced system will sound bad or even mediocre in any kind of music.  Just, that for ultimate performance  systems do vary in presentation.
What do you think?
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oldhvymec
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I think your right, I like my music to sound my way. I’m with you, my system is better with classical, BUT it only take a flip of switch or two to really get after some ZZ Top.. That’s some Blues and Rock and Roll! Love them Texans.

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cal91
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rvpiano...followed you from the other thread. I think it's obvious that speaker manufacturers design their speakers to target the tastes of listeners. I agree with you that good speakers will play all genres well, but my speakers for example only go down to 40 so if I was looking for speakers to play heavy metal the Harbeth HL5 Plus would probably not be a good choice. The Harbeths are renowned for their midrange and treble (has a super tweeter) which is where my classical music mostly resides (except maybe pieces like Debussy's "La Mer" which goes very powerfully low. I feel I made a good choice and purchased speakers that suit my taste in music. 
cal91
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rvpiano...I forgot to mention my previous speakers were Tyler Acoustics Decade D20s. Total of four 10 inch woofers. They would rock. Very good speakers but too much for my 15 X 15 listening room. The Harbeths, to me, are better at solo instruments, chamber music, and concertos.
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jjss49
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you bet

but like many other product categories, some are more specialized than others w.r.t. musical genres, some are more ’generalists’
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