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The music’s the thing but....

Yes, the music is the thing.  But before we became engrossed in this crazy hobby, it was the ONLY thing.  Now, I can’t listen to music on my system without the SOUND entering into the equation.  Unless it’s a patently historic recording, or mono, my enjoyment of the music is tempered by what the sound is like.  That was never the case before.  I can’t seem to enjoy the music if the sound isn’t right.  What a pity that is.
The music should come first, but unfortunately, it doesn’t.
 If I’m listening on a car radio or something, the problem doesn’t exist.
 Zoom, right to the music!
Such is the nature of our obsession.
rvpiano

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schubert
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What he said lead me to think he was thinking of "garage bands" whose sole purpose is usually money and/or women ,
I can’t imagine someone as intelligent as bdp24 thinking of symphonic musicians . From what I saw in the "family" of the Berlin R.I.A.S orchestra someone just looking for money would have been weeded out long
before they could even audition !
Its a lot harder to be a competent symphonic player than a doctor who makes 3 times what they do .
schubert
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bdp24 ,

Yes right you are !Thank you for correcting my ignorance . Still as a Christian I am much closer to  to Bach's version . But  I imagine God is pleased with all Christians that do not hate .
schubert
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Well I could see some aspects and good musicians but to say anyone ever wrote something like say ,"Monterverdi’s Vespers " in Bluegrass just ain’t so .
schubert
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I have much the same problem less the playing .FWIW I find the best done material is where its done for love first and foremost , the Early Music world .
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