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Why no as many post about music vs equipment......

This web it has been a second university for me in the last 5 years and I am extremely thankful for all of you that always answer my questions as a novice and in general about the hobby!

Call my attention if we all are looking for the music sublime experience why no as many post about music itself?

I am getting curious about two terms audiophile or musicphile, if we spend a great deal of our lives playing with gear trying to achieve unrealistic expectations that only exist in our dreams, taking a huge amount of time that we can dedicate to explore different kind of music around the world.

This days I am trying to educate myself that is all about the music that I am in the hobby no technicalities as a main course.

Don't take my comments personal is just my opinion and in part to start a debate to clear some of my concerns and misunderstoods about two hobbies in one or something else I might haven't found yet.

Thank you again,

Happy weekend.
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philjolet
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I always really like music posts, not sure if I started any myself though...

frankly I have trouble finding music that compels me to write about it. I have found a lot of what I like already and do not find much new music to appreciate and the odd stuff I enjoy I doubt many would like.

the defendant rests his case ;^)
learsfool
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Mountainsong, I share your disappointment that the music itself is not discussed much more on these boards here. One site where it is discussed very much more is the audio asylum.

There are unfortunately many audiophiles that get so caught up in their equipment that they aren't even really listening to the music anymore at all, and never attend live concerts, and have lost all reference to what live acoustically produced music actually sounds like, even though most of them continue to state that that is their standard for what their system is supposed to sound like.

Please understand that this is of course not to say that their opinions have no value. I have learned a great many technical things about the equipment itself from some of these folks I have just described. But as a professional musician, it is very saddening sometimes to realize how little some audiophiles know/understand about music itself.
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mapman
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Audiophiles start out as music lovers and then become delusional as a form of madness sets in.
brownsfan
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Learsfool, Well said! I find it surprising when I audition new equipment how much equipment sounds so little like live music. I can only surmise that those who hold the equipment in high esteem have removed themselves from the only meaningful reference, live music. As for learning about music, what little I have learned certainly enhances my enjoyment of the music.

Perhaps we should stop complaining about the lack of music discussion and start posting. Would you like to get us started with 3-4 recommendations?
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charles1dad
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Nice post Learsfool,I obviously don`t have your daily exposure to live music.I`ve had the good fortune this year to attend 15 jazz club performances(acoustic instruments and small club enrivoment).
Brownsfan, you are right in that live music does help tune one`s ears in judging what components are similar and those that deviate quite a bit from live instruments.

Brownsfan if you like jazz,here`s what I listened to last night.

1)Carmen McRae, "Bittersweet"
2)Thelonious Monk, "Live at the It Club"
3)Miles Davis, "Miles Ahead"
4))Mycoy Tyner and Bobby Hutcherson, "Manhatten Moods"
5)Doug Raney, "You go to my Head"
Regards,
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