"Aside from all the psychoanalysis, there's also the fact that we all hear differently."
^^ This ^^
Perception
Far as, "a reset button": https://news.nd.edu/news/walking-through-doorways-causes-forgetting-new-research-shows/ I was happy to have something on which to blame my forgetting-why-I-went-to-the-kitchen, when I read that, years ago. Now I need an excuse, for standing at the bottom of my stairs, wondering if I had a reason to go up, or- if I just came down. I’d always hoped, getting old would take longer! |
Going to live performances is perhaps the only practical way to really hit that "reset button" in regards to perception of what real music can sound like. Only then you are in a good position to start objectively assessing the sound quality of recordings and the toys used to play them. Be warned: what you hear in the jazz club or symphony hall will not sound like what you hear at the amplified rock concert. But it’s all real! Go figure! How about those recordings? Live or Memorex? |