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I find myself changing direction, in a way.......

Always claiming the musicianship, composition and ultimately, "the performance" are the key factors as to why I have always listened to and enjoyed music, I find myself listening and watching YT videos of my favorite musicians, especially those I have never seen live, of which there are many. For some reason lately, watching them "perform", gives me a positive lift that I do not get from merely listening. The interesting part, my big screen tv is in my bedroom, as I do not have a tv in my main audio room. I have not liked what a big tv screen has done to my "sound", but I might have to change that. I have a very nice system in my bedroom, but the "sound" seems less important to me than watching the mastery of many of the greats, such as Danny Gatton, Alvin Lee, Albert Lee and Miles Davis, just to name a few. "Watching" them play brings me joy, as I find I am spending more time listening to music via YT. Many of these yt recordings might be lacking in that "ultimate fidelity", but I do not seem to care. I am spending more time listening this way, watching.......hope everyone is well. My best, MrD.

mrdecibel
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slaw
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Hey, I get it. One of the reasons I go/went to live shows was to "feed" of the artists. And when the artists' "feed" off the audience, we get a better experience. My current setup is two channel only but it seems nice to have the option.

soix
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Yeah I agree the visuals can add a lot, and I too find myself watching and thoroughly enjoying YT videos despite the lower sound quality.  Sometimes I’m in the mood for one and sometimes the other.  Maybe consider putting a TV in your main listening room and just cover it with a blanket when listening to two channel if you think it could be a meaningfully better experience than your bedroom system.  Anyway, I hear where you’re coming from. 

gdaddy1
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 I run an optical line straight from the TV PCM setting directly to my DAC. Easy sounds great. I just hate all the commercials that interupt the whole story line.

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baylinor
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I do the YouTube concerts once in a while with excellent results due to the fact I hooked up the Schitt Loki Max equalizer between the TV and main system. And Blu-ray disks concerts get the same treatment. I usually get the room dark, sit further back in the listening room and crank it to a higher volume than usual. The result is the closest I can get to being at a concert. However I never bother doing it for any kind of music videos that are not live concerts.

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baylinor
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@mrdecibel 

If you check my system you will see the TV between the speakers but way behind them and covered with a wool rug while not in use. I can honestly say it does not effect the sound quality of the system at all. Same with the two small windows right behind the speakers. Either covered or not, my acoustic treatments and equipment placement make it so I cannot tell a difference in sound. It will take some adjustments but the usual audiophile rule that placing a TV in a listening room is a big no-no turned out to be nonsense in my case.

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