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Wasted Years.

When  I think of all the years I wasted listening for sound rather than music I am totally chagrined .  After a very long period of placing the quality of my stereo above the beauty of music I’ve finally come around to what I started listening to music for in the first place.  It’s especially a source of embarrassment for me since I spent the first few decades of my life as a musician!  
My quest for getting better sound actually replaced my quest for the greater appreciation of my art.  
 What a pleasure it now is to search for things to play based on what I really love rather than picking out something because I want to hear how it sounds.  What an empty pursuit that is for me! 
It actually took many of my (and others’) postings on this forum to achieve this state of mind.  
Now I appreciate all the work I put into the sound even more.

Nirvana!

rvpiano
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slaw
23,951 posts
 

I wasted years of enjoyment by not experimenting with acoustic treatments.

brauser
532 posts
 

I think you can have your cake and eat it too...Enjoy the music and be thankful you've had the resources to bring it faithfully to your ears.  

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asvjerry
5,124 posts
 

...I'm in it to *G* @ it...;)

realgoodsound
87 posts
 

My goal over 50 years has been to build a system that makes the most of the music to which I listen. Yes, I love the gear and have had a lot of it over the years, but always with the anticipation that this purchase will bring me closer to my goal and frankly, it's worked fairly well. I've always been on a limited budget, so used and close-out gear has always been my opportunity to improve my system. But the music comes first, always.

russwill
39 posts
 

Exactly! The whole idea is to improve, embellish, and make that piece of music sound the best it can. In my world some pieces are audience recordings that are primitive but, the performance is amazing. Also having experienced that performance live makes it all the more listenable.

When I listen to new music it helps me appreciate what the artist was comunicating. I think it quickens the accecptance. The whole idea of audio for me has always and always will be the music.

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