My current setup gives me 100 percent music choice for what I want to listen to.
SQ vs. Music
What percentage of the time do you you listen to your set JUST for the SQ and what percentage do you listen to your set JUST for the music?
I know the obvious answer is you do both, but can you honestly answer the question?
I know the obvious answer is you do both, but can you honestly answer the question?
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After suffering the slings and arrows of relatives’ braying about how I’m just "listening to the equipment" I began to catalogue all of the things that I listen to besides the music and equipment: noise; vinyl quality; vocal quality and timbre; acoustic instrument resonance even to the extent of trying to identify the piano by its sound; sound of the hall; effectiveness of the mic setup; conductor’s control and interpretation; my room’s acoustics; there must be many more. If all of the above perform optimally you’ve got some "SOUND" to evaluate, whether it’s music or equipment. You could run it through an old NAD integrated with a pair of almost any modern speakers or phones and you’ve got excellent sound! |
After suffering the slings and arrows of relatives’ braying about how I’m just "listening to the equipment" I began to catalogue all of the things that I listen to besides the music and equipment: noise; vinyl quality; vocal quality and timbre; acoustic instrument resonance even to the extent of trying to identify the piano by its sound; sound of the hall; effectiveness of the mic setup; conductor’s control and interpretation; my room’s acoustics; there must be many more. If all of the above perform optimally you’ve got some "SOUND" to evaluate, whether it’s music or equipment. You could run it through an old NAD integrated with a pair of almost any modern speakers or phones and you’ve got excellent sound!Wise man speaking... I concur with you..... |
Many moons ago I listened to music on a cheaper stereo. And enjoyed it. My financial circumstances improved causing me to go down the rabbit hole searching for perfect sound. Spent years listening to SQ. Upgraded everything from fuses to room with acoustic treatment and stopped when SQ finally became reasonably good. Now I listen to music BUT hardly. Having listened for hours every day for years to tune SQ I find my music boring. Tried streaming new stuff but the thrill Is gone . But I have a great system should require |
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