I think I'm coming at it from the opposite direction.My interest in Records has spurred a desire for better methods of reproduction.Ultimately though I have developed an interest in Audio that is seperate from the record thing.I also find that with age I am more willing to listen to music that would only have rated a sneer at age eighteen.That would be Jazz other than Bebop.I'm just not the purist I once was.I still worship Bird,but Armstrong and Hoagy Carmichael speak to me as well.In the final analysis I think in high end audio I find that some things just sound so good that I don't need to always be emotionally invested in the music or the artist.It can just be a sensual experience.I hope that doesn't sound like I'm in love with my record player,got enough problems with the wife already.
Have your standards/taste in music changed?
I have been involved in high-end audio for 40+ years now and I would have to say that my selection and appreciation for music has in many ways been influenced by this audiophile hobby. I know that there is a lot of music that I would not otherwise have know to exist had I not spent time with Stereophile/Absolute Sound and other magazines and journals. I have attended a number of major Audiophile Shows and demos always finding the selection of music interesting and motivating. Live music has had a special interest due to it being the standard by which recorded music has been judged; but not without an ever present interest in how well my system(s)could reproduce an excellent facsimile. I would be interested in your thoughts on this subject and if you feel that this hobby has truly made a difference in your world of music.