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
erik_squires
"   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..  That Magico room makes Magicos sound best to the engineers' ears.  I wonder how other speakers would sound in that room.  I am a pro violinist....my violin sounds different in every room I play it in.  I really don't know what it sounds like, and its been under my chin for my lifetime.
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.

Best,

E
@stringreen

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

But for anyone who has to make compromises, it may be overly optimistic.

In one case it has me scratching my head. The S1 Mk II is a small speaker. That to me says "family friendly," but it's really not tuned that way. It's a large room speaker.

But please, no one should follow my advice on anything related to business, as I have no track record at all. :)

Best,


E