I agree about technical music not being emotional. I go to concerts/recitals at my son's university and enjoy these sessions. But I find that while the technical pieces show off the skill and talent of the performers, to me it is boring.
Everyone probably has some recordings that show off their hi-fi capabilities, but some of the most musical recordings are certainly not the best from a technical standpoint. I lean towards listening more to the better quality recordings vs. musical just like the fact that I'll watch a boring show on an HD channel instead of something more interesting on an analog channel. I'm a prisoner of my own nervosa. One exception is the album, "For Duke" by M+K. Fantastic recording by all aspects.
Everyone probably has some recordings that show off their hi-fi capabilities, but some of the most musical recordings are certainly not the best from a technical standpoint. I lean towards listening more to the better quality recordings vs. musical just like the fact that I'll watch a boring show on an HD channel instead of something more interesting on an analog channel. I'm a prisoner of my own nervosa. One exception is the album, "For Duke" by M+K. Fantastic recording by all aspects.