How much reality do you really need?

10:46am”… being an audiophile is all about the sound. It really has little to do with the music,”
I suppose for some that is true.  But for others, chasing the goal of sound perfection gets in the way of the music.

The better the sound, the closer one gets to the music. It is, after all, all about the music.

Frank

To the poster who deleted the post that suggested that I have “disdain for the subject” and asked “why I need to announce it”. No worries, I can handle incorrect, not to mention silly assumptions and questions; and I’m glad that you saw the error in your ways 😊. I’ll try and answer anyway.

“Disdain”?! Hardly. I may be more frugal with my audio dollars than my means might allow, but I’m as much an audiophile as anyone 😱. However, I try to not let my interest in sound be a distraction from my (greater) interest in the music, as the OP suggests in his most recent post. If it bothers you that I “announce” this, then just ignore me; but, I thought that forums were a place to “announce” opinions.

Cheers.

How you listen is important.  There are times I sit back and listen for the beauty and significance of the music, and the beautiful sounds of my stereo.
  But there are times I IMAGINE I’m in a hall; then I listen for the artifacts of reality — sound staging and such.  Then, I can convince myself my set is accurately producing my experience in an auditorium.

rvpiano, that would be sad indeed. Dysfunctional maybe.

@jjss49, The reality is the same for everyone. It is how they interpret it that differs. An absolute sound system will do exactly the same thing for a well recorded Bruce Springsteen concert as for a well recorded symphony, make it believable. The best systems do not discriminate. In spite of imperfections in the process at multiple levels a system can still be put together that with your eyes closed will make you feel as if you are at a live performance and such a system will convince everyone listening to it of exactly the same illusion.