The sound signature of the genre certainly is quite different from the jazz or classical sphere. It also may have influenced listeners who demand classical music to have more "oomph," to be experienced at levels not possible in "live" situations.
(A small aside: this appears mainly to be an American phenomenon; Japanese, British, German, and Scandinavian amps and speakers appear far more modest, on the whole...).
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Topic - Has rock music strongly impacted audio design? - tinear 11:13:43 06/08/12 (43)
- RE: Has rock music strongly impacted audio design? - geezerrocket 10:49:40 06/10/12 (1)
- why haven't we seen Russian speakers? - DrChaos 18:35:06 06/12/12 (0)
- remember the days of 'classical', 'jazz,' or 'rock' - genre specific Hi Fi gear? * - Enophile 11:47:38 06/09/12 (2)
- RE: remember the days of 'classical', 'jazz,' or 'rock' - genre specific Hi Fi gear? * - abs1 14:12:35 06/09/12 (1)
- ESS rocked. I swear I saw the electrons movin.' nt - tinear 17:50:10 06/11/12 (0)
- RE: Has rock music strongly impacted audio design? - SETdude 05:45:56 06/09/12 (0)
- Actually if one duplicated the "oomph" of a large orchestral work it would - Teresa 05:07:34 06/09/12 (0)
- I doubt it.... - JayG 20:43:54 06/08/12 (9)
- RE: I doubt it.... - abs1 21:12:01 06/08/12 (8)
- RE: I doubt it.... - geezerrocket 11:28:29 06/10/12 (1)
- RE: I doubt it.... - Raymond Leggs 18:50:17 06/10/12 (0)
- RE: I doubt it.... - JayG 21:26:39 06/08/12 (5)
- And this is why they call us 'audiophools' - Gag Halfrunt 06:14:43 06/09/12 (4)
- Guilty as charged your honor..... - JayG 07:26:24 06/09/12 (3)
- RE: Guilty as charged your honor..... - Gag Halfrunt 08:24:33 06/09/12 (2)
- Your comments about music place you in an elite corps of comedians. nt - tinear 17:54:17 06/11/12 (0)
- RE: Guilty as charged your honor..... - JayG 08:48:58 06/09/12 (0)
- RE: Has rock music strongly impacted audio design? - middleground 16:38:22 06/08/12 (0)
- No, I don't think equipment designers are stupid. - soulfood 15:51:09 06/08/12 (10)
- RE: No, I don't think equipment designers are stupid. - middleground 16:41:04 06/08/12 (9)
- makes sense - jrtrent 06:14:38 06/11/12 (1)
- RE: makes sense - Raymond Leggs 08:58:44 06/11/12 (0)
- RE: No, I don't think equipment designers are stupid. - soulfood 20:22:29 06/08/12 (6)
- RE: No, I don't think equipment designers are stupid. - middleground 04:41:34 06/09/12 (5)
- In the early sixties, NINE hundred sq. ft. was the norm. Now, it indeed is over 2200 sf. nt - tinear 17:55:47 06/11/12 (1)
- Obviously, you'll say anything to appear relevant. -nt - soulfood 19:40:56 06/11/12 (0)
- RE: No, I don't think equipment designers are stupid. - soulfood 05:52:45 06/09/12 (2)
- RE: No, I don't think equipment designers are stupid. - middleground 06:50:30 06/09/12 (1)
- RE: No, I don't think equipment designers are stupid. - soulfood 07:18:34 06/09/12 (0)
- Indoubitably... - mkuller 15:27:03 06/08/12 (2)
- RE: Indoubitably... - Sumflow 18:37:34 06/08/12 (1)
- John Curl and the Wall Of Sound - Rob Doorack 05:45:57 06/11/12 (0)
- The rise of home theater and 'sonic spectacle' of explosions etc did way more aka:'superbass' - Elizabeth 14:26:19 06/08/12 (1)
- RE: The rise of home theater and 'sonic spectacle' of explosions etc did way more aka:'superbass' - dirtyvinyl 20:06:24 06/08/12 (0)
- RE: Has rock music strongly impacted audio design? - Sumflow 13:41:16 06/08/12 (1)
- Thanks for the pic...nt - tweakk 18:48:57 06/08/12 (0)
- We need effortless power to spare... - AbeCollins 13:30:50 06/08/12 (0)
- Absolutely - Sordidman 12:57:53 06/08/12 (3)
- Just the opposite my friend.... - AbeCollins 17:44:45 06/08/12 (1)
- RE: Just the opposite my friend.... - soulfood 20:29:34 06/08/12 (0)
- :-) - mark111 16:10:24 06/08/12 (0)
- Only in past tense - Edp 12:03:47 06/08/12 (0)
- RE: Has rock music strongly impacted audio design? - mark111 11:42:07 06/08/12 (0)