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Is it time to see a shrink?

Recently,I bought a used Krell CDP KAV 280 in SILVER. It is in excellent condition except for two little marks on the side. IT sounds wonderful to my ears BUT I am irriated most of the time looking at its silver color from certain angles and most of all it does not look good with the BLACK Krell(s) I owned. I know I hate those "grey" old Krell look and silver could be beautiful but I still have problem to love the SILVER so I decide to sell it to buy a SACD Standard in BLACK even though I don't listen to SACD often. Does any one have the same issue ?
andrewdoan
eldartford
4,262 posts
 
See my thread "Is it Audio, or is it Art".
mrtennis
3,295 posts
 
place a blindfold over your eyes when you listen to music.
andrewdoan OP
223 posts
 
Mr, Tennis. I happen to read your old post : "what's good music?". Last night, I turn off the lights in my small den, just the BLUE power lights and the RED displays and little old "me", Nora Jones / Eta James sound very real right in front of me. Is it real or is it just an illusion ?
mrtennis
3,295 posts
 
hi andrewdoan:

perhaps you asked a rhetorical question.

i will assume you are asking a question for me to answer.

if i am wrong please forgive me.

its all an illusion. the mind fills in what is missing from your stereo system. that's why listening to a table radio is just as statisfying, as far as appreciation of music is concerned. obviously, a table radio may not compete with a stereo system with respect to the usual audiophile criteria.

the person is more important than the stereo system as far as receiving the benefits of listening to music.
nuguy
195 posts
 
Where does reality fit into this illusion? If you get right down to it, isn't everything an illusion?

Nice to see you here again Mrtennis, my brain was getting a little out of shape !!!
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