1. Protect your ears - wear plugs when vacuming, cutting the lawn, move away from blenders, avoid amplified music at bars and shows where you cant hear conversation above the noise. Take ear plugs to movies. I'm 54 - hearing sensitivity od s treasure to protect.
2. Take a music appreciation course. It will give your left brain something to do while listening, other than analyizing defects in your system. Understanding music better is a great joy and will lead you to explore.
3.When assessing equipment listen to a simple, one instrument melody (a solo flute playing silent night made my wife cry as it soared high and she insisted I but the big babies that produced it. The beauty should make you want to cry too. Then listen to a highly complex and dynamic piece for crowding and choas. The complex should sound breathtaking not assaultive.
4.Kick out any sales person who tries talking to you as you are trying to listen. Go back several times before taking it home and then try it there.
5. Listen over good headphones to give you an idea of how much inner detail is possible.
2. Take a music appreciation course. It will give your left brain something to do while listening, other than analyizing defects in your system. Understanding music better is a great joy and will lead you to explore.
3.When assessing equipment listen to a simple, one instrument melody (a solo flute playing silent night made my wife cry as it soared high and she insisted I but the big babies that produced it. The beauty should make you want to cry too. Then listen to a highly complex and dynamic piece for crowding and choas. The complex should sound breathtaking not assaultive.
4.Kick out any sales person who tries talking to you as you are trying to listen. Go back several times before taking it home and then try it there.
5. Listen over good headphones to give you an idea of how much inner detail is possible.