After a while it’s just sounds.


I find myself lately listening for spectacular sounding recordings ( as per my last post regarding the Alpine Symphony.) After a while I noticed that all  I was listening for was just great sound  in my listening sessions.  And the sounds started sounding like weird noises devoid of meaning, even on my most beloved recordings. 
This brings up the point of how we listen to music, and the attitude we bring to it.  If we just listen for sounds the meaning disappears, and we’re left with disjunct noises making no sense. Not very enjoyable.

Thank the heavens, after realizing this I started listening for the meaning of the music and broke out of it. 
Does this happen to you?

rvpiano

You’re listening too hard. It happens. Mood plays a role, as well as newly acquired components or new to you recordings and performances. 

It’s sometimes not disjunct  noises.  It just makes us question the quality of our sets.

@rvpiano it’s normal. I don’t listen for quality, I just enjoy music when I have my old bose crappy one piece box blasting apple music playlist via Bluetooth thingy I got connected to it, out of the garage when I’m washing my car or doing some other stuff outside. I never stop and say hey that sounds like schiit lol

You are in control. Make music enjoyable. Don’t use music to evaluate equipment. 
Don’t get into a critical listening mode 100% of the time. 
 

When I listen to music on my system, the moment I start listening to the system, I shut it down and leave if I can’t get back into it.