With the advancement of technology, many musicians and performers of yesteryear tend to remaster their best tracks and albums. An audiophile will often opt for a remastered version of a song if it shows an improved sound quality when compared to the previous original version. Original recording quality is essential, as are remastered versions into better sound quality. Their main quest is to search for anything that might give them an eargasm. What do audiophiles look for in music?Īudiophiles look for masterfully produced recordings. If you listen to anything other than Zeppelin, you’re a poser,” goes another answer.Īn article by, which reviews 50 essential albums for audiophiles, features pieces such as Arcade Fire’s “Funeral” (2004), Nine Inch Nails’s “The Downward Spiral” (2017), LCD Soundsystem’s “American Dream” (2017), My Bloody Valentine’s “Loveless” (1991) or Nirvana’s “MTV Unplugged in New York” (1994).Ī similar selection of albums and artists can also be seen on another list prepared by, where names such as Radiohead, The Flaming Lips, Daft Punk or Neil Young cannot be missed.Īn audiophile will probably also like stuff like Apex Twin, Enigma… and Led Zeppelin. Listening to it on vinyl is better, but it’s a much different experience than listening to something like David Bowie, Kate Bush, Steely Dan, Dire Straits or Peter Gabriel as some examples,” writes one Reddit user under a thread asking if audiophiles are supposed to like certain kinds of music. “I think, over time, we find certain types of music just sound much better in Hi-Fi than others. But individuals do differ from one another. And those who fall in the second category do express an interest in the upbeats and excellent sound design. Those who fall in the first category may develop a particular interest in the sound of female vocals, for instance. However, a reasonably good number of audiophiles seem quite attracted to electronic dance music as well, if possible with repetitive beats, strong bass-line or background synth flair. There is a general feeling that the vast majority of audiophiles are attuned to stuff like rock, jazz, instrumental, and classics, which isn’t far from the truth. What Kind of Music do Audiophiles Listen to? God forbid playing music over lossy digital files such as MP3s. It doesn’t matter if it’s the headquarters of a local radio station or a venue that has a specific selection of bands playing and an adequate selection of resident DJs… or, their own home which just might have at least one room designed to get the best acoustics.Īn audiophile might also avoid attending a concert in a venue where they deem the acoustics to be terrible, even if their favorite band is playing that night. A second usage of this term among audiophiles is used to describe the elusive quest of obtaining a flawless sound system-a quest of utopia if you will.Īudiophiles tend to connect with places where great music is being played. What’s up with the term “high-fidelity?” The word first emerged as an adjective referring to sound reproduction systems, particularly for the devices able to most persuasively reproduce audio as the original creator imagined. So, what are some words audiophiles might use to describe sounds? In the audiophiles universe, sounds can be crisp, harsh, bright, dark, warm, sibilant, ambient, and so forth. This tinkering is just the kind of activity that boosts happiness among this particular subset of audio enthusiasts. If not, audiophiles may spend hours experimenting and searching for the best room angles for where each speaker should be. Preferably, each instrument of the track can be pinpointed from a precise location in the setup. Sound should be able to be distinguished from all corners of the room if there is a surround system in place. Spending a small fortune on gear is not an unrealistic expectation.Īn audiophile will also know what position is best for the speakers to be arranged in a room. Therefore, upgrading audio equipment at home to achieve a better sound reproduction is the norm for audiophiles. Enter the audiophile universeĪudiophiles, as the adversaries of lousy sound quality, will not listen to music from any kind of device. As long as it can be enjoyed as close to the original recording quality as possible, Audiophiles will enjoy it. There is no limit to the types of music Audiophiles are willing to listen to. Unlike most people, audiophiles garner a special kind of relationship with sounds, beats, vibes, music, as well as audio equipment. As puts it, an audiophile is “a person who is especially interested in high-fidelity sound reproduction.” In fact, the term high-fidelity (hi-fi) is one invented by audiophiles.
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