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Do you ever just listen to music

Do you ever just listen to music without critiquing your system? On Thanksgiving I listened to music for 12 straight hours without one critique. It was the most fun I have had with my system in years. I put on some of the worst recordings I have a long with the best recording and they were all enjoyable to listen to. All in all it was a fun day.
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elizabeth
6,726 posts
 
The person who is always thinking about how the system or parts of it sounds while playing music is actually in "Audiophile Hell" and needs help.
It is a curse.
brownsfan
1,238 posts
 
If you are thinking about the system you aren't "there" yet. Once you get "there" you think about your system when you aren't listening.
csontos
1,275 posts
 
Are you all being honest right now? When I'm in my van conducting business and the radio's on, I can't help but take note when a SACD recording comes on. It's obvious. It doesn't mean I don't go on to enjoy it. I don't know where "there" is but I guarantee I'm here noticing the fabulous performance of my gear while loving what I hear.
lloydelee21
1,202 posts
 
interestingly, i enjoy both the music and my system at the same time. i enjoy the music and enjoy that the system reproduces it well. i enjoy the way an artist plays a certain passage...but also that the system is revealing enough that i can enjoy those subtlies. so both at the same time in the best possible way!
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philjolet
2,262 posts
 
my mind is always thinking about this or that sound quality but...

I really enjoy the music, usually on the radio, because it is often new to me and fresh and there is so much of it.

I do not worry about my OCD with sound quality but enjoy the benefits of learning more about this crazy hobby.
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