rvpiano1,296 posts05-01-2020 9:09am
"The problem is, the quest for perfect sound Is so voracious that it devours any enjoyment of music...."
Been there, done that on more than one occasion.
The Forest for the Trees
I caught myself last night doing something that I need to do more. I was listening to the music. I wasn’t concerned with imaging, sound stage, tonal quality, wasn’t even thinking about it. I was listening to the music. It engaged me, I was lost in it. But then, I caught myself and started thinking about why it engaged me. It sounded awesome because all of the qualities listed above were there. I need to remind myself to enjoy this hobby more for the music than the pursuit of perfection. It feels good when it happens and you don’t even know it is happening.
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slaw9,705 posts05-03-2020 8:09pm"Nothing wrong at all with improving one’s system. I assume @rvpiano has an issue. That doesn't make his issue, anyone elses issue." Nothing wrong with improving one's system and I see nothing wrong with what rvpiano posted. What's the problem? |
Perhaps for someone suffering from 'audiophile angst', a common disease around here I think, is simply to have three libraries, one for near SOTA recordings, one for near SOTA performances, and a third one, much much smaller, for SOTA recording/engineering and SOTA performances combined. For those with a large library of 'ordinary' recordings (a fourth category) they could simply just have a forgiving front end with no pretention to SOTA, or an equalizer which everyone knows cannot be SOTA, and just play them for their musical content. This filing method would help you to easily select a recording that would meet your extant expectations. An aside. I used to be an analogue nut with some pretty good stuff but once I got all of the great stuff and pinned down soundstaging (ala Pearson) when ever I put on a good record all I could hear (forgive the hyperbole) was the 'great audio'. I gave away my audio accouterments and records and dumbed down (relatively speaking) to digital which can't sound good anyhow (as we all know) and I'm happy as a pig wallowing in the mud. Hang in there, you'll find a way to enjoy it. I did! :-) |
Another thought about 'audiophile angst' brought on by attempting to obtain maximum imaging as heard from the apex of a triangulated set up. How would true omni speakers work out? I've never tried due to the expense involved (amp/speakers) and the fact that I've bought into the former set up, but I've always wondered. |
I go in phases. Sometimes I get excited about trying different things, room treatments, crossover settings, various components, etc. I usually get on these kicks because I read something about lateral reflections or speaker directivity or whatever and want to hear it for myself. Once my curiosity is satisfied, I lose interest in the equipment and get back to enjoying music. |
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