SQ vs. Music

Oh, tough one, sort of. Being a musician I tend to hear differently. Different things stick out, different things are less noticed. Being a drummer the rhythm is what hits me, lyrical content, hardly ever. So what I hear is very important to what I enjoy. However, I would say it is ultimately about the music. I like all of the relatively few albums I own, and all were very specially purchased. But, I usually grab the ones that SOUND the best overall. So both for me...

So here is something... my wife and I sat down to listen to a bit of Norah the other day.... (some of you might get that) anyway, my wife is singing away doing her thing, I’m sitting there noticing a little sibilance here, a pop there... I’m asking her, “did you notice that?” “Do you hear that?” etc. Flat out, she looked at me and said, it’s a record that’s what they are supposed to sound like. Well ding. Sometimes I think we try too hard to find fault, and forget to simply enjoy...