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The sense of smell evokes memories, while the sense of hearing evokes emotions
Thank you all.What a relief not to be ridiculed and attacked.I was concerned that this could be taken the wrong way.After all, by not spelling it out you all could have jumped to conclusions on your own.Instead you all found a way to relate and ad... 
The sense of smell evokes memories, while the sense of hearing evokes emotions
djones51 No, you did not misunderstand. I did say that. I suspect that there is something going on beyond perception using the sense of hearing. That might provable through the second application that I mentioned.It might be verified by increased ... 
The sense of smell evokes memories, while the sense of hearing evokes emotions
djones51 My speaker does rely on sense of hearing and it sounds great. No brain connection. I will leave that to Elon Musk. I don't pretend to understand what's going on with my speaker.I found this "effect" when playing around as many of us do wi... 
The sense of smell evokes memories, while the sense of hearing evokes emotions
bdp24 Excellent point. I love to hear about examples of how better HIFI provides more information or cues that increase the our enjoyment.I'm not trying to discredit the value of a better HIFI. My thrill of audio reproduction has always come from ... 
The sense of smell evokes memories, while the sense of hearing evokes emotions
n80, thanks for the honest answer.What I was actually looking for is something like:I have an amp with no feedback that has 5% distortion and I don't care because of the emotional connection it gives me.Looks like I'm off to the SET specific forum... 
The sense of smell evokes memories, while the sense of hearing evokes emotions
bdp204, Interesting point! would you say that chords, melody, harmony, counterpoint, inversions, etc. in music that evoke emotion comprises most of what we seek to attain? 
The sense of smell evokes memories, while the sense of hearing evokes emotions
Sorry for the typo, meant to say, if anyone has anything to say ON the subject please chime in.Dennis 
The sense of smell evokes memories, while the sense of hearing evokes emotions
Thank you Mr. D for the kind reply.I get what you are saying and agree.I'm looking for some input from a non technophile point of view. Maybe I should be asking this on a "music lovers" forum if there is such a thing. I really don't spend much tim... 
How can anyone want more......Just a very happy listener.
MrD,I'm with you. Having spent many years chasing SQ, I am finally happy with my system. Actually two systems in different rooms. I'm not saying there is no room for improvement. The only reason I am happy is because I was able to modify some spea...