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ADD or Audiophile?

I’ve loved listening to music since a very young age, starting with my parents Grundig console tube stereo which they brought to the states when the army transferred my dad back to the US. I bought my first stereo components as a young teen and would sit in my dark basement bedroom listening to Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Steely Dan…..In college, I’d sit and listen to music for hours.  Fast forward 40+ years…I now have a nice system. I look forward to weekends when i can listen to music in peace and quiet. What I’ve noticed is i can no longer just sit and enjoy music. I usually read (a lot of times Audiogon Discussion Forum) while listening. When a particular song comes on or a beautiful passage comes up, I focus on the beauty of the music and artistry of the musicians creating it, then its back to mental muli-tasking again. 
I suspect its some form of ADD, but I’d like to think that doesn’t disqualify me as an Audiophile. 
Anyone else share this “affliction?”

ezstreams
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darkblacksmoke
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Clinically diagnosed ADD/ADHD is far more complex and far more devastating to lives than the punchline it's become suggests. And by clinically diagnosed I don't mean "I got my doctor to prescribe me Adderall."

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groovey
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I’m current recovering from total hip replacement surgery on Wednesday. 
good luck with that feel better. 

singingg
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The human brain can only concentrate on one one task at a time. I often cook while music plays, but if it gets complicated then I loose track of the music. When things get under controll I notice my reconnection to the music. Observe yourself. It is not possible to listen and type or read. Since I cannot unhear any sounds, I need silence to enjoy my novel. When I visit a friend I have to politely ask them to mute the blathering TV so I can enjoy the conversation. Otherwise I end up with a headache trying to sort two dialogues. The first time I ask they look at me like I am crazy, but that is neither here (hear) nor there. That is the result of a lifetime of ear training! When my mind eventually wanders I can still hear the music but I am not listening or getting any esthetic emjoyment, period!

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