New equipment

@pesky_wabbit 

Agreed. I used to be a big detail freak but after getting my Technics set up, the details have taken a back seat to the performance. They're still there but don't draw anyway near the attention they used to. 

All the best,
Nonoise

I dunno - things that I am hearing in the music for the first time with better gear always improves the experience of the music for me; the artists and the producers put this stuff in there for a reason, and from my experience, I can hear why....

Any new information presented has to be taken in context: does it genuinely add to the musical experience? Does it distract from the flow of the music or does it integrate? Does it sound natural or artificial? Is it merely the result of existing information being highlighted? Is other information being obscured as a result ? Does it make you want to play more recordings? Does it help make you forget you are listening to recorded music?

@larsman 

This is the final paragraph from @pesky_wabbit. He didn’t make a proclamation encompassing all circumstances involving new/different audio components. Just pointed out (Astutely IMO) some specific situations that can indeed happen sometimes. I’d be the last person to deny that the listening experience can’t be improved with better audio equipment.

Charles 

@charles1dad - indeed! There were a lot of question marks, and I was providing my thoughts on the subject in answer. 

And as most of the music I listen to is rock music and I live in an apartment, nothing is going to make me forget that Metallica isn't really playing in my living room. I don't particularly want to forget I'm listening to recorded music. I want to hear well-recorded music. Otherwise, I'll go to a gig and hear live music. 

@larsman 

Understood.👍

Charles