ADD or Audiophile?

@ezstreams Your reference to your parents' Grundig console caught my attention!  I, also, cut my teeth ... or maybe I should say my ears ... on the love of music and, ultimately, the quest for furthering its fidelity, on my parents' old Grundig console which, by the way, I still have!  It's a beautiful piece of what I consider to be antique furniture and/or audiophilia.  Did your parents' Grundig console look anything like this:

photos of Grundig stereo console - Bing images

As for the ADD thing, that's not ADD, at least not according to the DSM.  Personally, my greatest enjoyment of listening to tunes on my system is with or without friends and a fine glass of single malt Scotch or a nice wine.

Enjoy!

@artemus_5 this is spot on. Sometimes I catch myself browsing on the phone and I'll make an observation and catch it, then I'll put the phone down and listen again. The convenience of technology is great, but it's probably more of a setback. 

I listen to familiar Jazz music, streaming or CD, while reading stereo magazines, nothing that I have to concentrate on. If a particular song is highly enjoyed, I stop to appreciate one of life’s finer moments. If it is a new Jazz album suggested by the above magazines, I will critically listen, eyes closed, to review properly.  
I listen to streaming music on Spotify.  One of the reasons is that I can see the lyrics for most of the vocal albums.  I listen to Rock and Roll, Blues, and Pop looking at the lyrics on my TV screen.  Ever since I was a kid and started listening to music, I never could fully understand the words of the R and R songs I heard.  It frustrated me.  
( I did find out in college that during certain weed-induced listening sessions I could understand every word spoken.  Ah, the good old days.)
This Spotify-enabled ability has greatly increased my enjoyment of all of my music.   

Every week I try some of the new music coming out at Qobuz even though I know hardly any of these artists.  Most of the time I am bored after 2 or 3 songs and move on.  Once in a while I find something I like, which makes it worthwhile.  For those with a short attention span, try an internet radio station in your favorite genre.  My favorite is Aardvark blues, but there are a few jazz stations that sound very good, too.

@oldaudiophile thats a beautiful piece of furniture and family memorabilia.

Here is the piece my parents brought back stateside with them in 1958.

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