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What matters most for an enjoyable home listen?

What are the factors in you opinion that matter most, resulting in an enjoyable listening experience?

My opinion:

1) performance/artistry/musicianship
2) mastering/production
3) sound of audio system used for playback
4) recording storage or delivery medium (for example vinyl versus CD or other formats of analog/digital)
mapman
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mapman OP
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Uru975,

I agree.

One thing I'm hoping to find out here is whether people really think the digital/analog issue is really that important.

To me it is not. If you have a good performance that is well recorded on a good system, I am pretty much where I want to be. Digital or analog is not nearly as important as these other things.
larryken
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the right state of mind....being relaxed and not distracted as others have said...
Larry
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greggdeering
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Agree with Rar1 and Larryken,

Being relaxed and ready to actually listen, and not just use the stereo as a background music maker is the best way to get in the zone and have a meaningful time.

As someone who drinks and plays, I still have my best listening experiences with out any liquid additives - which reminds me - Don't Drink and Clean (records)

Gregg
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ghosthouse
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From the Neil Young biography, "Shakey" a phrase from David Briggs, "...the spook.". As in, ",,,it got to have the spook....". Relative to Mapman's original #1 and artistry, for me, artistry must include something transcendent. Highly subjective, I think. I know it when I hear it.
mechans
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Nothing is unimportant.
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