Concentration

@rvpiano 

Depends on what you’re listening to. It’s most likely easier to concentrate on music when listening to classical, especially symphony. If you’re listening to acoustic jazz it’s easy to involuntarily shift attention to evaluating tone and how each instrument sounds. Listening to Leonard Cohen you want to focus more on lyrics with music being close second in importance. So it’s not a question that can be easily and the answered in my opinion. Too many variables. 

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@pindac 

rEalLy?

Totally agree with you. I’ve definitely had moments where I was multitasking and thought something sounded off, only to sit down later, really listen, and realize everything was fine. Giving the music your full attention makes a huge difference. it’s like you hear things you’d completely miss otherwise. It’s easy to blame the gear when you’re not really engaged, but most of the time it’s just your brain being elsewhere.

This is second thread I've seen in recent days concerning listening modes. I find it incredible that audiophiles claim they don't listen to sound and furthermore find it an inferior listening mode. Tonight was my first listening session with newly purchased Audio Note Quest 300B monoblocks, I was most certainly listening to the sound and I had a most enjoyable listening session. I now have three SET amps to choose from, each with unique sound qualities that are totally engrossing. I continue to find it amazing that audiophiles purposely ignore the sound of their audio systems, seems like it totally defeat the whole purpose of this endeavor. 

I can understand how taking an analytical approach may lead to dissatisfaction , but can't that perspective also lead to an appreciation or admiration of sound quality. How can a qualitative appreciation of sound be an inferior mode of listening when it brings you closer to the musicians and the music they're bringing to us. I can't help but notice how the musicians appear to be in my listening room, minus a high.y resolving, transparent system I'd not have this experience, the sound of my system never loses it's salience for my senses. 

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That is not to change, being forum active for myself, should have a little " joie de vivre "

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