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How does sound influence your appreciation?

Since I’ve gotten my system to a very good place, I find myself liking the performance of almost everything I hear. Now in classical music, there are sometimes dozens of performances of the same piece, each performance having its own unique take. I now seem to like every interpretation I hear regardless of differences, due to the great sound. I’m losing my discernment because the sound is so much a part of the equation. This is more true of orchestral music than other types
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immatthewj
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I have found that as my gear improved, the SQ of well recorded/mixed/mastered source material improved and I found myself enjoying genres of music that had previously left me cold.  Jazz and classical, to be specific.  However, I also found that (for me) poorly recorded/mixed/mastered source material of any genre sound worse and I don't like it as well as I did when my system was less resolving.  A double edged sword I guess.  

immatthewj
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Thanks for truly understanding my post.

I thought that you asked "How does sound influence your appreciation?".

Was there only a specific type of answer to that question that you were looking for?

immatthewj
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@immatthewj

The body of the text explains it all.

 

How does sound influence your appreciation?

 

I now seem to like every interpretation I hear regardless of differences, due to the great sound. I’m losing my discernment because the sound is so much a part of the equation. This is more true of orchestral music than other types.

 

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