You’re listening too hard. It happens. Mood plays a role, as well as newly acquired components or new to you recordings and performances.
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?
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@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. 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. |
Some people use music to listen to their equiptment and some use their equiptment to listen to music. I believe true satidfaction comes from the music. Perhaps some people feel obligated to use their system since they spent so much money on it. Since I have it, I should use it everyday since it's supposed to give me pleasure. I've seen people have disappointment and have to walk away. I only listen when I'm in the mood to hear music. The longer between listening sessions the better it sounds when I go back. My frequency of use is probably 3 days a week. No guilt or obligation and the music it brings is pure joy. |
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