I can see how involving myself in musical endeavors might get me more involved in the music.
Good old days
I remember when I was happy that everything I played on my stereo sounded basically the same, without a care for soundstagjng and the like. This occurs to me now as I sit in my car enjoying the hell out of everything played. All I’m thinking about is the music. Maybe it’s time for me to pack in my high end aspirations.
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Don’t do it. Don’t chuck the stereo away. I moved to Germany for a few years to work there. I left the stereo system packed away and used a Sony receiver for 2 1/2 years. I even bought some B&W P6 speakers in downtown Stuttgart and I liked them. (In a coyote ugly sort of way). Once back home with my stereo the sound was glorious! I had sure missed my stereo. It can get expensive, but the best thing is to get out and hear some other systems- either in people’s homes or at some stereo shops. Get an idea what you like and try to match that sound in your home system. Plenty of tips and tricks on these forums. Sometimes the little things can make a big difference. For many years in the past I would think about what a new amp, turntable or speaker would sound like while listening to music. That is not very satisfying. So first thing in my retirement I visited a few shops and Axpona and then I broke open the piggy bank and revamped the whole thing. Now I’m like a kid at Christmas every time I turn on the stereo- for now… |
Of the speakers I have heard that were simple, engaging, inviting, and non-analytical, nothing has really beat Fritz's Carbon 7 SE Mk. II It is not his most expensive speaker, but there was something it did that just pushed past audiophile thinking, straight into the music. I auditioned it for 6 months and then sent it back. Now, many speakers later, I realize that there was something he did with that speaker that is kind of magical. Just a thought. |
Seems to me that the problem is not your system; especially if, as you say, you “like it too much”. By starting to change out gear in order to find the new “right” gear you will just be feeding the monster. If you like your current system so much it is unlikely that you will be happy with equipment that sounds less good. The issue is your mindset. A lot of my listening is outside the “sweet spot”. Try, as I do, listening off axis. Put your comfy listening chair somewhere in the room where you are not forced to look at all those audio toys, the sight of which triggers the audiophile itch. Get out of electronic land. See what happens. |
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