I'm playing the back nine at this point in my life and of coarse my upper frequency are rolling off with my hearing So I went with a different approach with my stereo rig My main speakers have built in powered subs and I also have two SVS Ultra 13subs with the upgraded plate amps I mostly stream Qobuz and everything is dialed in from my listening chair. The subs are either side of my Tower speakers So I'm having close to a bass array Anyway when I listen to my music now being so full range and dynamic, I can't get the smile off my face!
Getting into the music
I’ve found, to my dismay, that it’s very difficult for me to listen to music for the music itself these days. Since I got into this audiophile game many years ago, little by little my musical appreciation has eroded to the point that I find it very hard to comprehend the music itself if it doesn’t sound good. Too often I’m listening for sonic delights rather than the message the composer is trying to convey. I find myself going from composition to composition looking for audio niceties. When something sounds good I can then begin to get into what the composer is saying.
As a former musician, this would have been unthinkable years ago. Music was everything to me.