This discussion is again between folks who listen for sonics all the time, vs folks who just listen to the music all the time.
When one listens to the sonics of the system all the time then you are basically in 'critical listening' all the time. A hell I am grateful I can avoid. And you should too. Just turn off the paying constant attention to the sonics.. it IS hard to do, but can be learned.. and you WILL be better off.
The audiophile who does 'critical listening' to tune in or modify the system, then can turn off the 'critical listening' is in a much more comfortable place, as they can then just listen to the music, and forget about the sonics and system. The folks who can never turn off the 'critical listening' are ALWAYS focused on the sonics... so of course they cannot stand bad recordings... The bad recordings make the system sound bad. And they hate to have it sound bad, 'cuz they are 'listening critically'.
Am I being too critical here? LOL
When one listens to the sonics of the system all the time then you are basically in 'critical listening' all the time. A hell I am grateful I can avoid. And you should too. Just turn off the paying constant attention to the sonics.. it IS hard to do, but can be learned.. and you WILL be better off.
The audiophile who does 'critical listening' to tune in or modify the system, then can turn off the 'critical listening' is in a much more comfortable place, as they can then just listen to the music, and forget about the sonics and system. The folks who can never turn off the 'critical listening' are ALWAYS focused on the sonics... so of course they cannot stand bad recordings... The bad recordings make the system sound bad. And they hate to have it sound bad, 'cuz they are 'listening critically'.
Am I being too critical here? LOL