Concentration

Totally agree with you. I’ve definitely had moments where I was multitasking and thought something sounded off, only to sit down later, really listen, and realize everything was fine. Giving the music your full attention makes a huge difference. it’s like you hear things you’d completely miss otherwise. It’s easy to blame the gear when you’re not really engaged, but most of the time it’s just your brain being elsewhere.

This is second thread I've seen in recent days concerning listening modes. I find it incredible that audiophiles claim they don't listen to sound and furthermore find it an inferior listening mode. Tonight was my first listening session with newly purchased Audio Note Quest 300B monoblocks, I was most certainly listening to the sound and I had a most enjoyable listening session. I now have three SET amps to choose from, each with unique sound qualities that are totally engrossing. I continue to find it amazing that audiophiles purposely ignore the sound of their audio systems, seems like it totally defeat the whole purpose of this endeavor. 

I can understand how taking an analytical approach may lead to dissatisfaction , but can't that perspective also lead to an appreciation or admiration of sound quality. How can a qualitative appreciation of sound be an inferior mode of listening when it brings you closer to the musicians and the music they're bringing to us. I can't help but notice how the musicians appear to be in my listening room, minus a high.y resolving, transparent system I'd not have this experience, the sound of my system never loses it's salience for my senses. 

@unclewilbur very recently I stated in a Thread " and have developed a amusing to myself way of writing whilst being participant. "

That is not to change, being forum active for myself, should have a little " joie de vivre "

Now You Know the Pindac Fundamental is to be informative with a light heart you are welcome to not stop, but scroll past my Post if encountered  

@sns stated " Tonight was my first listening session with newly purchased Audio Note Quest 300B monoblocks, I was most certainly listening to the sound and I had a most enjoyable listening session. "

I very recently introduced SET 300b Power Amplification into my own system, due to the 5W Per Channel Output, they have been used with a New to thee System Speakers and as a design quite new to me, being Transmission Line Dual Concentric with a 96dB and 106dB from the Two Drivers.

A Delay was incurred to use 300b's as the Amp was using Takatsuki, which I declined to purchase. I was to source different Output Valves.

The Speakers were used with the Resident PP 845 Monoblocks, and within a few moments the End Sound formed from these Speakers was compelling, a few additional sessions with my Wife present , led to us both agreeing the Speakers were something quite special in the way the End Sound was formed in the listening Space. The Speakers are agreed between ourselves to become my Wife's speakers on her yet to be put in place SS System, which will be with an Analogue Source / Streaming System > Neurochrome Power Amp.

The 300b, was eventually adorned with very high quality Input Valves and not so high quality output Valves being Billington Gold 300b's of a 90's Vintage, with a measured reading showing a loss of optimised had occurred. These were bought for silly money as an infill until better Valves were purchased which are JJ 300b's and now in my possession.

The Amp' with Billington's in use has been a extremely good experience in conjunction with the New TLDC Speakers, both myself and Wife were Jaw on the Floor, which was not expected, the End Sound being formed in the listening space was mesmerising.

The couple of Visitors now having heard the 300b as a set up above are seriously impressed, their brought along 'trip a system up tracks',  were not tripping up this set up. The Visitors comments made about the attractiveness of the End Sound Produced are no different to my own and Wife's description of the impression that has been made.

When it comes to investing substantial sums (relating to my budget) over a long period of time in Audio Equipment. For myself, which has been a lengthy period of time as a learning curve, to get to where my thoughts on being participant are now.

Leaves me with the notion a large part of my drive is for experiencing the Shaping and Structures of Vocals and Instrumentation created in the End Sound being produced. It is these experiences encountered that is the compelling force that makes me return and return. Where being investigative, extending on experiences had and furthering learning are of equal interest, as this exposes an individual to other End Sounds that are able to be produced, of which a proportion are must haves, even if not one produced in the owned system, being in a position to revisit and have a extension of an experience is a thing to be Grateful for.       

Often I’ll read or (horrors) browse while plopped down for a session. Occasionally a fee puffs of sativa may have occurred too. Often there’s a point where the music is so enjoyable that other activities stop and perhaps eyes get closed. I don’t drift off into slumber but morph into a stimulating but calm state. YMMV 

Lasy night Pharoah Sanders quartet  Live in Hamburh “It’s easy to remember”  got played twice in a row. Joy!