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Classical Music for Aficionados
Good idea!  
Sound and music
@stuartk  As a retired concert pianist I do look at music from the perspective of a performer.  I performed classical music which in most cases adheres strictly to the printed page (although there are exceptions.). I gather from your posting that... 
Sound and music
@stuartk  Although I appreciate your point, the best definition of music I know is that it’s “organized SOUND.”  Is there music without sound?  
Sound and music
Mahgister, ‘Thank you for your thoughts.   Yes, there is a lot more to music than just sound and form.  
Musico-audio experience
@ghdprentice  I think, considering your considerable expenditure, that you too are invested in the sound as much as the music.  It’s the combination that fosters your “audio nirvana.”  
Good old days
As a matter of fact, yes. Despite my proselytizing about how one should put the music first, that’s exactly what I was not doing. With the big expenditure and being preoccupied in the world of stereo I was trapped in an obsession of sound product... 
Good old days
What a helpful response!  
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I want to thank all of you who have offered compassion and suggestions.   They really have been very helpful.  
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Well, I wouldn’t go that far…..  
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I’m talking about being a sound addict. And yes it’s a terrible thing. I get a lot of help in this forum. What were you thinking?  
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I am an addict. And I can’t help falling off the wagon from time to time.  
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Newbee, Thanks for your suggestions. I will experiment.  
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Frogman,  You are so right.  Our training as musicians ingrains in us a quest for perfection.  Which leads to a pretty good stereo system but also the impossible quest for perfect sound.  
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Audio Nervosa is truly like a chronic disease. There are periods of time when I’m totally discombobulated, not able to listen to music for music itself, and then there are periods when it all comes together. Those  former periods are debilitating ... 
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Thanks for your support!