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Is it the music or the system?

If you still like the music read on.

I still love the rock music that I listened to in the late seventies and early eighties. However, this sort of music is unlistenable on my system which has been built around 'good recordings'. For instance, I cannot listen to Black in Black (AC/DC) or The Wall (Pink Floyd) for more than a few minutes on the system. They are simply too harsh. Doughter who mentioned cymbals I think has correctly identified the problem though not the solution.

I had a friend come over to my place a couple of months ago and he remarked that my system was so revealing that it showed exactly what was on the recording. This was in response to some harshness on some recordings. What a nice thing to say! Even nicer was that that was his honest opinion.

Fortunately for me I didn't find this situation acceptable. I tried to do something about it. Now I know that I can listen to The Wall (both CDs) without fatigue (haven't tried Back in Black yet). I still have some way to go - it is not perfect but I think it is achievable.

So, don't settle for the 'my system is so revealing it can only play good recordings' line.

BTW I also came to realise why my system ended the way it had - I had voiced it around 'good recordings'. I never played a rock recording whilst tweaking the system.

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