I don't really sweat the participation of my analytic mind. I typically go to at least one live jazz show a month and often find myself thinking, e.g., wow, the timbre on Shorter's sax sounds great, or, jeez, the decay on Moran's notes just hangs there off that Steinway. Same thing happens at home when my system is sounding especially good. Just part of the pleasure, and it doesn't mean I'm not submitting to the musicality of the performance or sound. Minds can do many things at once.
Speakers that turn your analytical mind off?
I am fortunate enough to own a wonderful pair of speakers and yet I catch myself noting how good a flute sounds or some other dissected component of the music rather than the music as a whole. When I'm in the shower and listening to sonos through our bathroom in ceiling speakers, I don't dissect the music and find it much easier to connect with the music.
For those left brained folks, have you found speakers that turn your analytical mind off and allow you to connect with the music ass a whole?
For those left brained folks, have you found speakers that turn your analytical mind off and allow you to connect with the music ass a whole?