correction not hifi audio, but music in general no one talks there about hifi audio
The Medical Explanation Of Why You Are Addicted To HiFi Audio
Below is a physician's explanation of why you are addicted to hifi audio.
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@czarivey +1 |
@mitch4t when I am listening in my car while driving, I am still very enriched in the music. Yes, my home system gets me closer to it all, but it is the music 1st for me, every time. Enjoy! MrD. |
I knew it! I’ve always tried (vainly), to communicate to non-believers that I’m not crazy, that moderate to whatever investment in a music system that will playback an arresting level of sound is worth every penny , and more! People just think about the $$$$$. They dismiss out of hand any benefit to be had by creating a space for serious dedicated listening. Well, I get it. I used to think like that too. Music used to be just a convenient way to bop to the beat, or reminnance, or dance. But, how wrong was I, how shallow? I’ve since discovered a good Hi-fi system is a real time machine, an incredible thingamagigy that opens dimensional portals to thousands of worlds. (No psychedelics required). It’s too bad most will never know. Recall that last scene in George Pal’s "Time Machine": When the inventor says goodbye to his former world and heads back to the future in his machine. That’s me, everytime I plop myself in front of my rig. Release the endorphins! |
audiodidact ...I wholeheartedly agree with you!
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If I'm honest, it's probably less about the music and more about appreciating fine gear, and the (relatively) low distortion sound it produces. That may sound sadder than it is--hahaha!! Last night, I was listening at moderate volume to the new Rhino pressing of Herbie Hancock's "Crossings" (highly recommend), which has a lot of sound and instrument variety, and it gave me my perfection fix---black background, percussion of varying intensity, great imaging, etc. I was transported. I usually end my sessions with a 45rpm version of something which is another indication that I'm more after a sound quality fix than I am a music fix. Once you get to my age, you've heard your favorite music so many times that it doesn't move you the way it once did. |
Alot of times it takes you back to a time less stressful in your life .I have done medicine my whole life.it is interesting how music can wake Parkinson and stroke patients up and more alive.this is being studied extensively.aquiring new equipment is a release of multiple neurotransmitters.it stimulates the mind there is alot of physics in this hobby.enjoy the music stay healthy |
That said, if that bad habit leads me to the joy of appreciating good music accurately reproduced without the inconvenience of traveling to a live venue to hear it then its the kind of therapy that makes life worth living. Music therapy keeps me sane. And as a funny side note, I guess the acquisition of the equipment to enjoy our music is sort of a gateway drug :) |
The message I am receiving from some of the posters is this: "I can only enjoy music when listening to it on my main system". I find this very sad, and I also know too many who do not really care about the music, but "love the sound". As I said above here, my "system" allows me to hear the music more easily (details, dynamics, spatial cues, etc.). I love music whenever it is on, on whatever it is I am listening through. Using music at hospitals and nursing homes (with both of my parents) were through boom boxes. Enjoy! MrD. |
Hi all, For those who do not recognize him, as an MD/biochemist, Dr. Collins went as high as one can go in this country (or most). These gents bring common sense and world class research together like few other can... Wikipedia - Francis Sellers Collins ForMemRS (born April 14, 1950) is an American physician-scientist who discovered the genes associated with a number of diseases and led the Human Genome Project. He served as director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland, from 17 August 2009 to 19 December 2021, serving under three presidents.[1][2] Before being appointed director of the NIH, Collins led the Human Genome Project and other genomics research initiatives as director of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), one of the 27 institutes and centers at NIH. Before joining NHGRI, he earned a reputation as a gene hunter at the University of Michigan.[3] He has been elected to the Institute of Medicine and the National Academy of Sciences, and has received the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the National Medal of Science. |
During the day and evening, I listen to my not-quite-audiophile-but-far-better-than-mid-fi system. At night, to relax me in bed, I listen to the same music (Classical mostly) on a pocket radio with a 1.5" speaker that's tuned for talk. No, it doesn't sound nearly as good, but it's still the music that I like and I usually drift off to sleep most peacefully. Given my druthers, of course, I'd have as good a system in my bedroom but my wife would divorce me and I don't want that. |
Music is good.But when I hear a song ,my mind started to think .Do I own that song .Then when I find put I don't. I now have to buy it...So I reach ebay,disclogs, Amazon, looking for the best price I can find ...and then,I buy it....that's my problem. But ,Now I want other music by them.an lp or cd ...new or used...Man I have a problem. |
Yes, dopamine (etc) is the magic stuff that makes us feel good. Healthy sources of its release (e.g. music, exercise to a lesser degree) seemingly have no downside. Unhealthy sources of it are far more potent, plentiful, and at the root of destructive addiction behaviors. Most of these are substance based, but social media and "retail therapy" are 2 examples that are not. The real problem with these (besides the immediate health issues) is how they re-wire your brain and pleasure centers. Cumulative damage on this front can take years to untangle. While music enjoyment is definitely the good kind, it’s important to separate from the dopamine hit we get while pursuing and purchasing new gear (not healthy if it becomes an addiction). The *intention* may be to enhance the dopamine yield while listening to music played with more immersivity - but sometimes hifi gets the best of me and it becomes a bit too much about the gear chase. Good music combined with good hifi and "choice of substances" was one hell of a drug - but not one which is sustainable. I now abstain from all things (including alcohol) and enjoy a more mild but long-term sustainable high with music. |