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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?”

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mahler123
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I generally read when I am listening.  When I was a teenager in the early seventies I wanted some music in the background when I studied so I gravitated to the unplayed Classical Music in the home since my favorite what is now considered Classic Rock was distracting.  Eventually I began to love the Classical and then that became distracting.  When I had to really bear down and concentrate, particularly in undergrad and then Medical School, it was in a quiet library.  Now I listen to music constantly.  Internet Radio is playing in the background currently.  When we have guests staying with us my wife forbids the radio during breakfast and the house just sounds to quiet.

  I agree with @mickeyb that while the kids are growing it’s hard to relegate your listening to a dedicated time since we never have any personal time

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