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The Forest for the Trees

I caught myself last night doing something that I need to do more. I was listening to the music. I wasn’t concerned with imaging, sound stage, tonal quality, wasn’t even thinking about it. I was listening to the music. It engaged me, I was lost in it. But then, I caught myself and started thinking about why it engaged me. It sounded awesome because all of the qualities listed above were there. I need to remind myself to enjoy this hobby more for the music than the pursuit of perfection. It feels good when it happens and you don’t even know it is happening.
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Yes, this hobby is or should be about the music.

When I was a kid in junior high, I used to listen to my little tube radio under the covers at night so I wouldn’t disturb the rest of the family. I especially loved the Rythem and Blues station that originated from a record store in South Central Los Angeles. I just couldn’t believe that Earl Bostic’s tenor sax, or that Dinah Washington’s version of "Blue Gardenia" could move me the way they did. Almost seven decades later, and an audio system that tops a hundred grand, I’m still that kid listening to his little tube radio, albeit, a LOT closer to the music than ever before.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcxBLiKpRm0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDlLINKIEo0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y10TqeFBMU0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmBxVfQTuvI

And she lives on in this old soul:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSfgCIGd7k4

Frank
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