Opinion: Turning Off the Filtering


Hi Everyone,

Just wanted to share with all of you some of my thoughts and one of the ways in which I most enjoy listening to music.

Have you ever spend a day in a noisy office, trying to talk to others? Or in a room with terrible acoustics, having a discussion? Have you felt yourself tired and exhausted after that? A lot of times our brain is working to filter out sounds in order to process words. To find the symbols which make up language in spite of the noise, reflections that we may find ourselves in.

This is what I most want to get rid of when I listen to music. It is why acoustics and speakers with dispersion control are so incredibly important to me. I want that utter ease, that ability to turn off all that processing and just listen. You may not have noticed this yet, so I'd like you to think about this, see if you can notice your brain shifting modes.

To me the best systems are the one's that are like being in the great outdoors. That feeling you get when your eyes can see for miles without interruption, but for my ears and brain instead of my eyes.

Is this you? Or did you not know this was you yet? :)


Best,


Erik
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@erik_squires 

"  My home is nothing like that, but that is what I strive for.

what do you have for a system currently ?
@erik_squires

" Electronics are Mytek Brooklyn DAC, Parasound P7 pre, and ICEPower Class D amps. IC’s are pure silver "

thinking the system is very clean sounding, is bass a problem or no ? is it border line almost hot on the top end ? or do the speakers mellow it out ? 
so which is your issue.....the speakers / equipment or the room you have everything in ?


"   One of the best sounding rooms to my ears is the Magico listening room. My home is nothing like that, but that is what I strive for."

so if you tuned the crossovers to your own taste and you picked out your equipment......what do you think your system needs to sound like the Magico listening room ?            
 maybe something has to be replaced / upgraded...?
"   I have no issues really Riley. :)"


if you say so....but think a better preamp and amp would do some good.

just my opinion of course.
@erik_squires 

"  Riley, the point of this thread was to share what I like about high end. :) Not to ask for advice, sorry if there was confusion."

there is no confusion.......I gave my opinion on something and like I said before, a person can give their opinion and another member will take it the wrong way....

"  For those who can afford an ideal listening environment, I think the Magico listening room should be the gold standard. "

maybe to you that room sounds good, but maybe to another it wont.