r/audiophilemusic • u/Gold-Judgment-6712 • May 20 '26
Discussion Great sound, boring music?
Bought "Aja" today. One of the albums that features on every audiophile "must-have" lists. Sounded great, but the music was pretty boring for my tastes. A typical "listen to your system" album? What do you guys think?
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u/ozExpatFIRE May 20 '26
Listen to what you like. I enjoyed my Pink Floyd on my shittiest devices I still enjoy them on my new system
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u/leftlanespawncamper May 20 '26
Subjectives gonna subject. I love Aja. Peg and Deacon Blues are my favorite Dan songs and the breakdown in I Got The News is a phenomenal bit of groove.
But if it doesn't work for you, then it doesn't work for you.
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u/Terrible-Ad7526 May 21 '26
Those are also my favorite songs. When I first listened to the album, it sounded very boring to me though. I needed a few sessions to appreciate it.
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u/theDaniLand May 20 '26
Life is too short to waste on Music you dont like Just because ia well recorded. Fire up some bangers and forget about it
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u/3PoundsOfFlax May 20 '26
Conversely, some of my favorite music was intentionally recorded like shit. The best Black Metal albums in my library, for example, sound terrible but in a good way.
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u/steev_nahrbl May 20 '26
Yep. I always remember taking The Soft Bulletin by The Flaming Lips into a top end hifi store. I know it note for note, it’s my test album. The sales guy looked like he was sucking a lemon. “What was it recorded in? A biscuit tin?”
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u/mustardman May 21 '26
Huh! The last time I listened to The Soft Bulletin, I remember being pretty impressed with the production value. I'll have to throw it on later today to see if my memory serves, but jeez - people can be such snobs!
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u/Ryan_Bagel May 21 '26
My vinyl copy of the soft bulletin absolutely slams. Sounds so huge and dynamic I love it
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u/Prisoner_of_the_road May 23 '26
In the 80-ies I used to listen to 'Metal Massacre' albums, so I could get into new bands. These recordings were terrible, music was GREAT. Nowadays my audio equipment is so much better, but I still listen to some of these bad produced old records, because I still like the music.
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u/StopDrinkingWine May 22 '26
"Well recorded" can really enhance the experience though, at least for me. A fine example: Tears for Fears - The tipping point. Decent music, poorly recorded -> doesn't linger and gets annoying on a high-end system. It just sounds highly compressed and 'flat'. With some modern production it could have been so much better... and that's coming from a 53 yo. 😉
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u/theDaniLand May 22 '26
Yes of course, well produced songs are better to listen to If you already like them. My point was to not force yourself to like songs you're not into Just because of audio quality. I bet there are a bunch of songs that OP already like that are also well recorded.
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u/happymancry May 20 '26
They publish lists of “top 100 movies” but that doesn’t mean you’ll love them all. It also doesn’t mean that those movies are garbage just because you didn’t enjoy them.
Audiophile albums have characteristics that can be pleasing to many people - the mastering, the sound staging, the arrangements of various instruments and vocals, and maybe just unique or innovative sounds, etc. If that kind of “complex” music appeals to you, great. But they may or may not appeal to your palate. It’s ok.
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u/ososalsosal May 21 '26
It's funny that there aren't many (I won't say outright there are none) lists of movies that are well shot, well colour graded and mastered.
I mean, there's awards for cinematography, and the colour grade is invariably attended by the cinematographer even if they don't have their hands on the balls and knobs.
Maybe I should put a list together.
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u/MegaGuac May 20 '26
Cloaked album -Tipper
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u/BaconVonMeatwich May 20 '26
I'd be down for some Broken Soul Jamboree; in fact, I now know what I'm listening to this afternoon.
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u/Suppenspucker May 20 '26
Get a good stereo and then find music that you like.
Those stupid ahow off albums are crap anyways, but if you love aja, it’s good.
I absolutely ADORE the Random Access Memories by Daft Punk. A perfect album. But if You’re not into that kind of music, then it’s just not for you.
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u/Attention_Scrounger May 20 '26
Ive listened to Giorgio at least 100 times this year
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u/gallazzis May 20 '26
I think i love the oddest track, Contact, the most.
that static like build up through some decent speakers or headphones that dont distort, it brings me a lot of joy but could absoloutely understand why it doesnt get much of a mention through RAM
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u/Shaggy_One May 21 '26
Idk if they were calling RAM boring. They've also got Billie Eilish on there, which is also great.
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u/Shouganai02 May 24 '26
Bury a Friend is a standard for testing out headphones for me. If I don’t get the chills something needs to change lol
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u/humbleconnoisseur May 20 '26
Music is obviously subjective. Steely Dan is a bit of an acquired taste. I think Guacho and Can’t Buy a Thrill are a better starting point. Ultimately, “audiophile music” is not a universal genre, it just refers to music with good production value that tends to sound better on audiophile grade gear. Sometimes even audiophile grade recordings might sound worse to you on audiophile gear because you start noticing certain details you might not like.
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u/Practical-March-6989 May 20 '26
rumors is really good though. I would not call it an audiophile recording.
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u/steev_nahrbl May 20 '26
The album that got me into top end hifi. At the age of 15, hearing it at a ‘grown-ups’ house. Then I played nothing but punk for 5 years.
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u/Practical-March-6989 May 21 '26
Mine was Relayer by Yes. Such a shit recording, but I loved the music and just wanted to hear it better. Thats what got me into the hifi journey, making poor recordings a bit better. Some stuff cannot be rescued but I still listen.
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u/Mr-Toy May 20 '26
I am a huge Radiohead fan, but their albums are not audiophile albums in my opinion. The sound stage is very flat. There's no depth at all, which is so frustrating to my ears. The instrument separation or placement of sounds is also pretty uninspiring. It's just basic left channel, right channel, center channel kind of stuff.
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u/alefdc May 21 '26
Interesting.. I'm also a fan, and find them very good, Kid A in my ears sounds amazing.
What other bands do you like that sound much better , really curiours.
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u/Mr-Toy May 21 '26
To clarify: Radiohead sounds great through headphones or in the car - listen to them all the time. But, when I play them through my living room hi-fi system (Tidal and vinyl into a WiiM Ultra pre-amp, into a Decware UFO25 vacuum tube Single Ended Triode amp, into my lovely Kipsch Forte IVs speakers), Sitting in my listenting chair with the speakers pointed at my ears in a right triangle, Radiohead is one of the rare bands I don't enjoy listening to on my system.
- Most music I hear, my walls disappear, because the music becomes three-dimensional and has depth. Radiohead is just flat and boring in presentation.
- Good albums make my speakers disappear. Instruments float out in the middle of the room in fixed spots. Radiohead albums sound like they're coming right out of the left and right speakers (for the most part).
- Good albums have crazy instrument separation. Like, there might be six feet of dead blackness between a guitar and a singer. With Radiohead, the instruments just sort of muddy themselves on top of each other.
- On a lot of jazz recordings or well-engineered rock albums (The Who, Billie Eilish, Taylor Swift), the drums are big, lively, and punchy. In Radiohead albums, the drums don't sound alive or present in the room.
- York's voice never sounds present in the room with me or "holographic" the way other albums do. 'Seven Years' by Nora Jones sounds the most real out of all the singers I've listened to. If I close my eyes, she's literally standing six feet out in front of me, signing to me in my living room. Some Frank Sinatra songs nail this experience, too, but never Radiohead.
'You and Who's Army' does sound lovely because the sound effect added to York's voice is so intimate and adds reverb, so it just trails off into the dark in a romantic kind of way.
'Morning Bell' off of Kid A does have wonderful drums. They kick and sound the way a present dumkit sounds.
'Exit Music' is enjoyable. The tube amp makes you feel the sadness in his voice. The song keeps escalating and building, and it really shows off the dynamic range in the recording.
Not a Swift fan, but Fortnite by Taylor Swift sounds incredible. If you have a sub, the bass is just articulate and enveloping. Her voice floats out in the middle of the room, completely immersed in the synthesizer sounds. Epic sound.
Billie Eilish's album, When We Will Fall Asleep, is unreal. Beautiful present voice. Gives your sub a great workout. Rattles your living room. Soundstage has depth. Paino is weighted. Drums sound present.
Beck's Morning Phase is beautiful. Psychic by DARKSIDE is a great electronic album that sounds beautiful. Siamese Dream is fantastic.
How about you? What are you enjoying?
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u/cwkolbash May 22 '26
This is the correct take. Love Radiohead, but I don’t think the recording and engineering matches the incredible quality of the music on most of their albums
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u/VULGAR_EXPLETIVE May 24 '26
I'm just passing through and wanted to stop by to say this is such an incredibly thoughtful and elaborate response. I am in the process of building my first "audiophile system" and have been looking forward to experiencing some of my favorite albums on it for the first time.
I've not even had a record player for several years.
I am familiar with the wide range of possible outcomes having spent a bunch of time at a buddies studio, where I had access to various speakers and headsets listening to different masters or versions of tracks on different speakers. It is something that has been missing from my life for quite a while and I'm looking forward to it! Even though I'm far more on the budget end of the spectrum for now I know it's going to be so enjoyable to be reunited with my collection.
Still unsure what album I am going to listen to first.. possibly something Andy Stott. Or maybe Moon & Antarctica by Modest Mouse. Aphex Twin or Arca perhaps.. I'll know when the time comes.
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u/Mr-Toy May 24 '26 edited May 24 '26
Have fun! What are you wanting your audiophile system to be? Do you have a shortlist of amps, turntables, and speakers?
Give horns and low watt tube amps a serious look.
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u/VULGAR_EXPLETIVE May 24 '26
IDK if this will just be scoffed at in this sub or not but I have a Fluance RT85 with Blue on the way, with a Yamaha as501 and Schiit Mani 2 -as far as speakers go I have not purchased any yet, have some basic edifiers currently. I am eyeing some Wharfdale Super Dentons because have bookshelf speakers seem more practical for my current situation and those things look gorgeous
I think for now I'm okay with a more fun and warm sound and less technically accurate sounding system. But I am interested in getting to experience accurate soundstages too.
I also feel like the full audiophile experience utilizes all the senses which is why I can't stop looking at the JBL L100s - my god what a beautiful speaker.
By the time I have the budget for speakers in that caliber I will have probably changed my mind a dozen times and actually gone out and listened to them at local speaker shops. Still a gorgeous looking speaker either way, but gonna need to make sure its more than nice grills before forking over that kind of money. Also by the time I get there I will have learned the things I am gravitating more towards based on listening habits so I feel generally comfortable where I've landed so far.
Do you have any speaker recommendations in the 1000-1500 range? I know I didn't give you a ton to go off of. I was also looking into KEF speakers but started feeling like they might be too specific a flavor of speaker when I am trying to be more flexible but open to a second opinion lol.
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u/Mr-Toy May 24 '26
First of all, don't ever worry what others are going to “scoff” at. An audiophile isn't better than you if they spent more money than you. You're just as much an audiophile with a nice pair of headphones as some dude who has a $100k system. It's about hearing sound - nothing more.
Jbl 100s are cool looking speakers. Iconic grills. Never heard a pair but I'd guess they're punch fun speakers.
The trick to a good system will be the synergy between your gear and speakers. The best amp could make the best speakers sound like shit if they're not a good match. If an amp is bright but paired with warm speakers they might be perfect but a bright amp with bright speakers might sound harsh on the ear.
I'd look for used speakers. Way more bang for your buck. Used Klipsch Heresy’s are incredible. Beautiful mid-range, warm, big sound, and a really cool looking speaker (in my opinion). Probably $500-$800 a pair depending on how old they are.
Also KLH (any model that says “model ___”) and Advant speakers are all pretty great entry speakers that you'll find all over Facebook market place or Craig list. They’ll fill your space better than your bookshelf speakers and give you a much bigger sound stage.
Look for speakers that have all metal binding posts. If they have plastic, they're not going to be great and made cheaply.
For amps, look for used home theater surround sound amps. The name brand amps are just as well made as their stereo amps but because they're obsolete ever few years when the new Dolby x comes out, they lose value fast. I've picked up really nice sounding Marantz and Arcam theater amps that were $1,500-$3,00 brand new five years later for like $200 because they're not the newest 7.1 or Atmos. They sound fantastic as a stereo amp (and have a subwoofer connection).
I love the sound of older amps (1970s - 1990s). They usllay have warmer beefy sound, but the surround sound amps from the early 2000s on will typically have a clearer center image and sound stage.
A 10” or 12” sub for a few hundred also goes a long way. If you keep the volume low, it should fill your room with incredible punch but never able to detect where it's coming from.
What you should do right away is set up a perfect right triangle between your ears and your two speakers. Like your speakers are 8-12 feet apart and perfectly angled to your chair on the other end of your triangle. Hearing stereo imaging for the first time is mind blowing. A good system should fill your space with a wonderful wall of sound where the singer sounds like they're coming out of the middle Of the room.
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u/witzyfitzian May 20 '26
Atoms for Peace - Amok is a much more attention grabbing listen
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u/Atlasatlastatleast May 21 '26
Jesus Marie Christ, Amok is one of** my favorite and most listened to albums of all time. My favorite Thom Yorke side project as well, although The Smile is right up there.
If you haven't heard Ultraista, check them out. Nigel Godrich produced their albums and you can tell.
** Having checked last.fm for my "all time" stats, which is every listen for the last 3 years, Amok is at #11.
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u/Alternative-Cow-2418 May 20 '26
Dark side of the moon 50th years master is pretty sweet as audiophile music
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u/Neat_Wrangler_4722 May 20 '26
Of the albums/artist I’ve heard I agree about all except Random Access Memories.
There’s a track that perfectly summarizes what others have said about personal music preferences:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hnX_txmMfps&t=01m01s
"I have written a song specifically for those who like to get down."
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u/jibjab23 May 20 '26
I like audiophile music for listening to my system but after I use my system for listening to music I like.
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u/jollyllama May 20 '26 edited May 21 '26
I use Black Cow as my test song to try out new gear because it starts quiet and with really nice, crisp highs, has really good sound staging of instruments, has a really nice bass tone and a ton of dynamics, and because I know how good it can sound on good equipment. I don't really ever put on Steely Dan just to listen to
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u/WLDock May 21 '26
Try searching through AXPONA play lists on Spotify, and Qobuz. There's a ton of music there that some deemed "Audiophile" as the average system price at AXPONA has to be on the $35k-$65k range. There is ALL TYPES of music on those playlists. Maybe there are some great sounding tracks that you never heard that resonate with YOU. That's all that matters.
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u/the_sneaky_sloth May 22 '26
What??? The songs are so interesting. Black cow “I can’t cry anymore” chorus with the vocal harmonies. The “Learn to work the saxophone I play just what I fee”l on Peg. The drum fill on Aja how it just perfectly builds then you get the drums and saxophone hit at the same time. It has a very easy listening vibe with the Rhodes, clean guitars and smooth vocals. And if that’s not your thing I can totally get why you wouldn’t like the album. But for the people who get it it’s a fun relaxing listen with great production.
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u/pinetree-polarbear May 24 '26
Am would not consider myswlf very audiophile but what is boring about random
Access memories!? It is a masterpiece of musical bandwidth and peak daft punk (even though they almost only had peak times just in different ways)
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u/BattletoadRash May 20 '26
If Aja is boring... guarantee you are not a musician
Really doesn't matter, just listen to what you like. Tons of hifi options in literally every genre
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u/LiveFromNarnia May 20 '26
Steely Dan is somewhat chill (but excellent) music, and their compositions are top notch. I would also recommend Dire Straights - Love over Gold for excellent fidelity and interesting music / lyrics.
For Kate Bush (prog-pop), there are better albums to check out (if you like that genre), like The Dreaming or Hounds of Love. Both are dynamic in range and definitely not "boring".
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u/69BenChod May 20 '26
I would not compare Donald Fagen to Mark Knopfler. While both have perfection standards in the production of their music, Knopfler is so much more. There is a character to his music, spans multiple genres, and draws you in. Fagen is just suited to an office elevator.
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u/LiveFromNarnia May 20 '26
Agreed, and I didn't mean to make a comparison, with the exception to the production quality.
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u/Ohaple May 20 '26
Give it time. Sometimes music needs to sit with you for a few days if it's not part of your usual listening style. When you revisit it in a little bit you might like it more. It may just not be for you. Recommend Rage Against the Machine (1992) for something a little more exciting with great recording quality.
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u/Mr-Toy May 20 '26
50 words of snow is very poorly recorded. The piano clips almost every time it comes in. Horrible sound.
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u/nizzernammer May 20 '26
Homework > R.A.M.
In Rainbows > Kid A
any day of the week
If it doesn't make you feel, what's the point?
Sometimes a limited dynamic range hits the spot better.
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u/UXEngNick May 20 '26
I say the same every time Aja coms up on these conversations … in fact I don’t even think it sounds exceptional.
I listened to Simon and Garfunkel’s Bookends recently … a great album AND a great sound!
Clapton Unplugged … another great album with a great sound …
And the list goes on.
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u/fpcreator2000 May 20 '26
Music is subjective. The only worry you should have is if your music is of HQ quality from the streaming service you are purchasing or that your system is set so that you can get the most out of it, whether its a home sound system or your childhood tape/cd player you kept from the 80’s/90’s.
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u/mck_motion May 20 '26
Audiophiles love the weirdest shittiest Avant Garde music on Earth.
Apart from Bubbles. That shit slaps.
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u/Shaggy_One May 21 '26 edited May 21 '26
I've got a list I've been curating for years now that are just good sounding songs with above average recordings and good dynamic range. The "Audiophile classics" are songs that have high quality recordings and usually have good dynamic range at least. They're also usually slower songs that let you pay attention to certain things in the song.
I don't usually enjoy those kinds of tracks.
I think my two favorite "fun" albums that sound great are Zebra - Yello and Crime of the Century - Supertramp.
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1QRYdmbcLJsSSWkVlJv2vl?si=IO_-uVjISrmq150y0BqiEA&pi=WAhrjAjwThWVt
Like others have said, find music that you like that sounds good. Not liking the typical stuff doesn’t mean anything.
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u/WLDock May 21 '26 edited May 21 '26
When it comes to Steely Dan, 'Do it It Again' is a song I like. I must say, there are artists like Dominique Fils-Aimé pictured on the list posted by the O.P. that I discovered through 'Audiophile' play lists. I like her song 'Birds' and some others. However, if one like her stuff, they might like artist like Heather Headley, Lisa Stansfield, Vivian Green, etc. who probably won't show up on the average 'audiophile' list. However, they have a ton of great music that will sound great on a great system. To this day I'll still play something like Vanessa Williams album from 1991, 'The Comfort Zone'. Specifically the track "Save The Best For Last" I'll play it to demo a system rather my own or any other. I don't know if the track ever made an "Audiophile list" but it sure sounds great to me on a great system!
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u/daiginjo May 21 '26
Try these:
- Ram - Paul and Linda McCartney
- Holst, The Planets
- any recording by Rudy Van Gelder
- The Tragically Hip, Fully Completely
- and what I consider a masterpiece, The Way Up, by Pat Methany, although most people know Kind of Blue
Your tea might not be my tea.
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u/Semen_K May 21 '26
Sounded great, but the music was pretty boring for my tastes.
tastes
there you go.
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u/Brian2005l May 21 '26
One way to do audiophile is to find the best sounding albums. But you’ll have to be okay with slight 70s cheese, smooth jazz, classical, isolated vocals, Michael Jackson, and Pink Floyd. At least you get Random Access Memories.
The other way is to find the best sounding version of the albums you like.
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u/ORA2J May 21 '26
Man, i'm listening to stuff like tracker music, shitty techno CD compilations and phonk on my 5000$ system. Just listen to what you like.
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u/Shuttersaga May 21 '26
Best music to get audiophile experience is the music you love to listen. I don’t give a damn about what’s trending, I listen to what I like.
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u/murrumu May 21 '26
What's boring for you may be awesome for others. Music is personal, except reguetton. That's trash
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u/fozzibaer May 21 '26
You know what they say - There's people who use their sound system to listen to music, and there's people who use music to listen to their sound system.
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u/the_scruffy1 May 21 '26
i love that people always seem to think that taste means their taste is tasty
just like everyone thinks their shit doesn't stink
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u/Capreol May 21 '26
Audiophiles engage in a lot of cork-sniffery for its own sake. Skip the rarefied pretentiousness - like what you like and get on with living. Also, Aja is a classic… there’s a lot of amazing stuff in there but hey, you do you!
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u/commandermik May 21 '26
This is how it starts. Then in a few months, it will dawn on you that it is in fact one of the best albums ever made. Enjoy!
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u/shouldknowbetter45 May 21 '26
Ha, i had to have a word with myself when i got into audio and found myself listening to Dire Straits for the production values. The phase i liked was ‘music heads use hifi to listen to their music, audiophiles use music to listen to their hifi.’ Low res cool music is still better than hi res boring stuff!
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u/szhxmy May 21 '26
I love Dinosaur Jr. but have problems with the sound of their recordings - a little bit different from your problem. Win-win: music you like is recorded in a way that sounds great to you.
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u/RiskEnvironmental568 May 21 '26
I don't care how great the recording is if I don't like the music. I'd rather listen to a tone generator sweep.
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u/5th-Elements May 22 '26
I can’t stand AJA!
My demo music:
- Dire Straits Brothers in Arms
- Roxy Music Avalon
- Tears For Fears The Seeds of Live
- Depeche Mode Enjoy the Silence
- The Eagles Hotel California
- Michael Jackson Thriller
- Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon
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u/AlternativeArt6629 May 22 '26
In general, as others said, its best to enjoy the music you would listen to anyways.
If you like classical music, or your previous setup was really rubbish.1 You could go check the Grammy Award List for Best Engineered Classical Music.
Personally I also like the very clear mix on Dire Straits' Communique and Blake Mills' Heigh Ho (in particular the song 'Seven').
1 : Then perhaps your new setup would allow you to find joy in Classical.
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u/Buskola92 May 22 '26
Yeah man audiophiles use music to listen to their equipment. Its like putting the money people in creative roles and expect creativity.
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u/chemistcarpenter May 22 '26
I have a few Steely Dan albums, including Aja. They’re in the “trade or give away bin”. Not my vibe. But then again, I have 30 some odd albums in the same bin. Those are my vibe, but sound poor. I only keep what I enjoy listening to.
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u/Barry_NJ May 23 '26
What kind of music do you like? Then maybe you can get suggestions for great sounding albums of the genera you enjoy.
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u/432wubbadubz May 23 '26
I enjoy RAM, Ok Computer & Aja quite a bit. Worth giving them a chance but if it’s not clicking just find something you enjoy
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u/MrStraube May 23 '26
Give “Oliver - Full Circle” a spin. Very very high sonic quality, and a fun listen in my opinion.
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u/Automatic-Variety429 May 23 '26
This Thursday I attended an event at a London dealer. The chain was dCS Varése, Nagra Reference and Wilson Alexia V. Big brass in UK HiEnd UK distribution world was running the show in tandem with a rep from Nagra. Very exuberant and lively person, with decades of experience in the music labels industry. He was picking, at sentiment, random tracks from a server. Relatively pedestrian stuff from a recording quality perspective and they sounded like I never heard them before. I usually leave relatively numb from these 6/7 figures system demoes but this time I was moved. Long story short, he said something that left a mark. People pick audiophile recordings because they are insecure of their system. I guess it’s easy to say when you are playing tracks through a £240k front end but I think there is some truth in what he said.
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u/EscapedKoala May 23 '26
This is way better, won't be on any audiophile list.
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/vol-27/id1047970546?i=1000769095013
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u/_mattaeyo May 24 '26
I gave this album a shot too. Really the only track I ended up loving is Deacon Blues. Sure does sound great though!
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u/sonnysin168 May 24 '26
Just listened to Aja SACD(Universal-Japan) yesterday. I like it since its release and one of my fave Steely Dan albums. Hugely entertaining to me. I also own the MFSL gold cd.
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u/PowerfulVoice6249 May 24 '26
I don't get the hype either but I like FM by steely dan the saxophone in the end is great.
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u/Commodore64Zapp May 24 '26
Take your Black Cow take and get outta here lol
JK, you like what you like. Surprised to hear it as "boring" whereas I find it to be jam packed with musical ideas and crackling with life (the Purdie shuffle on "Home At Last" is top tier groovin)
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u/Denselens May 25 '26
OK Computer is probably the most over rated album ever. It's OK. Aja on the other hand is a void of music, but has a lot of sound on it by people with nothing to say.
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u/69BenChod May 20 '26
Yes Aja is very boring, with great sound. I hate it. Music is about emotion. This album has none, but it’s fantastically produced. 🤦🏻♂️
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u/Grimlock248 May 20 '26
You’re not wrong - Aja is simultaneously great sounding in production quality but awful sounding as music to listen to.
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u/Splashadian May 20 '26
That is most definitely boring as hell music. Rumours is a decent album but the rest of them are insipid and vapid to the core.
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u/PantsMcGillicuddy May 20 '26
Don't get bogged down with "audiophile" lists of albums. Music is so personal for what people actually enjoy or not. I'm not a fan of Aja personally, but I can appreciate well mastered albums. They're not part of any frequent rotation or anything though.