@mahgister I recognize inside me a satisfaction or a dissatifaction that goes on with the increase or a decrease of the S.Q. and his capacity to convey the rightful musicality and timbre...I can compare my past emotions to the new emotion, not a past sound to a new one
@mahgister +1
To me, culling out sonic cues can be fun and interesting, but really is only looking at a tiny part of the whole picture. I look to my feelings and emotions to evaluate SQ as a Whole. Being immersed is a state of emotion and being, and I want to be immersed.
How you listen probably depends on what your ultimate goal is. For me, it's a happy toe tapping head nodding live music experience. For others, hearing a mis hit rim shot or singers inhale in a studio recording showing perfect microphonic resolution makes their day.
Great post, Millercarbon.
Not to distract but wondering whether your values and the way you listen have changed and is influenced by length of time being in the audiophile hobby, age, technical vs non tech vs musical background.
I'm older (not sure if wiser) and over the decades, my values have changed from technical thrills to emotional contentment. Or maybe I just don't want to think as much🤔
ENJOY the music, no matter how you listen.