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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
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rvpiano OP
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I compose these posts in order to help others who have experienced the same problems I have. I fail to see how they would offend anyone and would feel the need to attack .


 

simonb
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Saying that. I love the joy of coming back and listening to the system after a few weeks away. It sounds fantastic and I play lots of music. Then after a while I get used to it. It doesn’t sound so good as it did after being away. I know it is. But I do tend to play some of my "Audiophile" recording to check it out. I must stop doing that and just listen to what I love on it. Nuts :)

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hilde45
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You seem to enjoy pondering such things, I simply ignore. 

Clearly, you don't ignore.

Try actually ignoring.

Give it your best shot.

We're rooting for you.

mahler123
4,099 posts
 

Sometimes I am in the mood for a great listen and other times it doesn’t matter what I’ve chosen but just can’t get into it.  It’s normal.  I think when the heat becomes extreme I lose some enthusiasm.

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pindac
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Such listening behaviour as described by the OP is generated from their own personal attitude developed for listening and assessing produced sound in a space selected for listening to recorded music.

It is not ubiquitous and is certainly not the typical method, as there is no such thing as a typical method. All who listen are unique in how they create a personal approach to how they are listening.

Most important is that when investment is made in audio equipment, is that audio equipment is used to generate the experience of listening to recorded music. 

FYI, when I take the timeout to listen as a sole listener (very rarely), I get quite bored quickly and get easily distracted. The session could be referred to as a system check. My Wife is my usual listening partner, and the boredom vanished quickly and listening can easily extend to multiple hours. 

When guests are invited under the umbrella of a like-minded audio enthusiasts meeting, or I am a guest at another residence under the same umbrella, the sessions can be a decent portion of a day.

That is my unique cultivated attitude towards listening.   

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