Listen to regular music not audiophile music. The ambience and how it transports you to a place and sets the mood is always there. Just a normal thing. One of the reasons most of us love music so much. But audiophile systems always seem to lack this. They’re great at reproducing the fundamentals. But throw in some normal music and they’re always lacking….musicality. Audiophiles are always “what’s the most musical?” This or that. Ways we think to add musicality
more sparkle, sweeter vocals, more bass, more decay, bloom. We don’t need any of that with normal everyday devices to enjoy music. Like ever.
It’s the freaking cables. They subdue so much. Change the speed, smear the upper transients and air. When I listen to my car system, I hear more attitude, micro expressions and changes in pitch. But in most audiophile systems the vocal range is just the voice box and no lips. Because it makes the soundstage seem bigger because the highs are smaller in scale and the air in that range is up front so make vocals seem smaller. I dont mean to brag but you can put any song in my system and not only does it image like a high end system but you will also want to actually get up and dance.