I find I wear two hats of audiophile and music lover.
When I have my audiophile hat on, I am listening to my system, analyzing each component in the chain with the sound quality I am hearing.
When I have my music lover hat on, I am enjoying the music.
I cannot wear both hats at once.
I think what you describe is common amongst us all. We are drawn into music for the sake of the music. As we grow up, and acquire the means to create a serious music system, we start to pay attention to what we purchase because we realize and learn about components and how they affect sound quality, and all the choices of components available.
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When I have my audiophile hat on, I am listening to my system, analyzing each component in the chain with the sound quality I am hearing.
When I have my music lover hat on, I am enjoying the music.
I cannot wear both hats at once.
I think what you describe is common amongst us all. We are drawn into music for the sake of the music. As we grow up, and acquire the means to create a serious music system, we start to pay attention to what we purchase because we realize and learn about components and how they affect sound quality, and all the choices of components available.
Welcome to the forum.