High End Audio......Sucking the Romance out of the Music?

Well no argument sucking the money out of bank accounts.

There was something nice about the good old days when if you wanted to listen to music you could just turn on your system,  insert any CD, press play, and enjoy..........

Now I have to plan hours (or days?) in advance to turn everything on to warm it up,  pick the best "audiophile" recordings to listen to,  and sit dead center in the sweet spot to listen.    And of course turn off all lights with dimmers and hope my refrigerator or the heater doesn't start running.

As for romance.........not sure yet but with valentines day coming I will soon have to decide of there will be any music.  And if there is I will have to turn my system on tomorrow.

Music has never sounded better. And the better it sounds, the more romantic um, it gets.

Music help to quiet the soul...Sound is only a hobby....


High end audio is almost there if for this moment you listen to music forgetting about the sound...


After that you know that this hobby can give you and will give you the maximum pleasure possible on earth except for books and love for someone...


"high end comes from dim outset" Groucho Marx

What do you expect?

Sit in a windowless room, odd looking panels on the wall,
 and ceiling, devoid of any level of aesthetic, listening to an imaginary setup of musicians that  are "in the room"

To make matters worse, the room only has clunky boxes, with cables on little platforms. It's not something to get the wife or S.O. excited about.

Nothing romantic about that.

The biggest challenge is to have a great sounding system, in a room that is pleasant to be in. No one wants to be in a cluaustrophobia inducing "audio room" no matter how great it sounds.


If you don't have a dedicated room....
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=w7IMS60IkYA

This is the problem, or you must be streaming and/or playing reissue LP's.