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Getting into the music

I’ve found, to my dismay, that it’s very difficult for me to listen to music for the music itself these days. Since I got into this audiophile game many years ago, little by little my musical appreciation has eroded to the point that I find it very hard  to comprehend the music itself if it doesn’t sound good.  Too often I’m listening for sonic delights rather than the message the composer is trying to convey. I find myself going from composition to composition looking for audio niceties. When something sounds good I can then begin to get into what the composer is saying. 
As a former musician, this would have been unthinkable years ago.  Music was everything to me.

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mapman
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No doubt good seats at the symphony is one of the best references to have. 

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noromance
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@rvpiano Dude, you need to get into better music. Or get a well-fettled idler and a Decca cartridge, lots of vintage tubes and er, ESLs. I love my system. Didn't cost that much but I prefer it to most everything I've heard at shows and demos. Remember,  damping kills the 🎶 music!

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rvpiano OP
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@stuartk 

 I’m not sure what you mean by “a function of gear.”    
 I think I replaced my passion for music with a passion for sound.  Something I never thought possible.   
I’ve been a music lover since I was a child.
As a musician, I performed in many concert halls and soloed with orchestras. 
 I suppose that after I stopped performing I placed my creativity in the building of an exemplary stereo system. 
 I succeeded so successfully that it became a primary force in my life.  
 Of course I still love music and can be transported by it, but this audiophilia is powerful.

 

 

riie
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Try listening to your system drunk.

inna
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You wish to return to the reality when you were performing. The better the sound the closer to that reality. I can understand it.

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