“For the love of music”
"audiophiles listen to their equipment"
That quote is misattributed to Alan Parsons, as I understand. Anyway saying there's a problem with wanting good sound is like saying an instrument designer, aiming for beautiful sound, could not possibly be a music lover and is only interested in the sound of the instruments. I.e. the sound is inseparable from the music. For me the beauty of the sound, good microdynamics, and so on, are the "doors" to the meaning of the music.
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We listen to music through our equipment — the two are inseparable. I can't fully appreciate music from just my laptop. I need to hear it played back through my system, seated at the main listening position in my IKEA Poäng armchair, eyes closed, while the massager kneads my back. Isn't that the whole point of chasing ultimate equipment — to achieve the ultimate enjoyment of music listening? I don’t quite understand the cliché some people repeat, saying they can finally enjoy the music more with subpar equipment. |
No one wonders how we can BOTH think about the taste of our food and then go back to enjoying it. So why is this such an issue for sound and music? Honestly, it's only a dilemma for those in the grip of nervous audiophile syndrome. The rest of us can move between analyzing and enjoying without needing to call our therapist in the middle of the night. |
@hilde45 +1 Too many "Drama Queens". |
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