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I Think I Am Becoming An Audiophile



I listened to and mostly enjoyed Miles Davis “Kind of Blue” yesterday. This is a 1st for me. I’ve had the disk for 10-15 yrs. But I’ve never been able to stay awake through it. Then I listened to Harry “Sweets” Edison & Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis “In Copenhagen” (MFSL) last night. And I enjoyed this too. Both these were experiments with the Triode Mode on amp engaged. My system has been improved lately and really sounds good. But I still didn’t expect to finally like jazz . It still doesn’t touch my soul like classic rock. But it’s a start. Though I’ve never cared for jazz (or female vocals. Yuk) I’ve not belittled it because musical taste is highly subjective. Quite honestly, I’ve noticed that as the system sounds better, more genres become enjoyable for me. I suspect this speaks to the situation where you see a band live, and like them, though you have never cared for their recordings

On a side note, even though my system is at its best I STILL want another amp!! This has gone on too long. I can see that I will not be satisfied until I get another amp!! My wife, OTOH..... Well she was an accountant.....................nuff said.

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@oregonpapa 

are we becoming "audiophiles," or are we becoming "music lovers"
I've always felt like a music lover but not an audiophile. For one, I don't change out my equipment enough to qualify.  I'm not sure I even knew the word "audiophile til I was 30.  I was the one of the group with the stereo and I kept us entertained. But I didn't know any "audiophiles" so when I came here I was surprised at how many people listened to jazz and classical music.  I didn't know anyone who listened to either. So I figured all audiophiles listened to jazz. Thus my remark about finally becoming an audiophile. I've tried the classical  but I have to be in the right  mood for it.



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When my audio system was not very good I listened only to the music that spoke already to my soul from the beginning of my youth, without needing S.Q. to convey the emotion....

Now that my system is really good, I can listen to ANY music, except those that are not subtle or too much gross....Classical, jazz, world music, etc....There is only truly good performers and less creative one....
edcyn
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Yeah, the quest for realism and good sound quality can be a prime motivation for experimenting with new genres.  Wait'll you get to opera,  Off-stage choruses.  Crowd scenes.  Singers wandering forward, backward, left and right across the soundstage.  Footsteps and slaps across faces. 
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Artemus_5 I believe that Frank (oregonpapa) is right, music lover more so than audiophile. I’m an unrepentant jazz aficianodo and cut from the same cloth as Frank😀. As my audio system improved over the years I did find myself enjoying other music genres more especially certain types of classical music (this term covers a vast range of eras/styles underneath a hugh umbrella. Same is true for jazz, many variations).

Most music listeners will have a favorite type of music preference but still can enjoy and appreciate other genres as well. I will say that in my experience jazz ’really' seems to respond to improved audio system sound quality (probably due to the dominant use of acoustical instruments). Most likely improving reproduction (realism) of tone/timbre/harmonic overtones and such. 
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I also think of myself as a music lover rather than an audiophile, even though I have a nice system and probably never will get finished upgrading it.

I recommend a streaming service for broadening your musical tastes. For $15 - $20 a month you get access to a practically unlimited amount of music, at least more than you can ever listen to, in all genres. You can explore until you find what you like and dispose of what you don’t with a couple of taps. You can buy albums that you really want to own only after you’re sure you want to own them.

Not having to buy a physical copy makes it easier to enjoy music outside your comfort zone. You haven’t paid 10 or 15 dollars for it, so there’s no questioning whether you should have spent that money on it or whether you want it sitting on your shelf. You can listen to anything at very low cost and either you enjoy it or you don’t. No long term commitment involved.

There’s so much good music around that there’s no reason to listen to anything that doesn’t move you. You can listen your whole life and not come close to hearing it all.
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