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I would say the that a few years back I was at least half way down the road to audio hell.
I wanted to hear certain recordings as I thought I remembered hearing them previously and what I thought was right. How could that be a good way of going on, everything I had previously heard could have been perfect or completely wrong and I would have never know one way or another. Which is more or less what the writer of the article is saying.
In recent years I moved away from the comparison/evaluation approach as much as possible when listening to new gear or making changes, although I must admit I did still use some favourite recordings which I was familiar with, so still a quarter of the way onto the road to hell. However I did start throwing in random recordings I did not know or had not listened to for many years to see if I enjoyed them, and took much longer listening to the system before deciding.
Nowadays I am more interested in enjoying what I am listening to and its impact on me. I think I have been very lucky over that last 4 years changing components having ended up with a system that gives me enjoyment and portrays the emotion of musical content as I would like, and I have noticed that this goes across most all genres, so I am reasonably confident it works well across a brand spectrum. How good this is varies with recordings, some are better than others, is this down to my system inadequacies or poor recordings, I have know way of truly knowing, however I have replaced some favourite recordings recently that I was dissatisfied with a few have sounded better, or I think so, but for some I can hear no difference.
Listening is the act of aural discrimination and dissemination of sound, and accepting you get it wrong sometimes.
Analog Inputs: Pro-Ject Signature 10 TT & arm, Benz Micro LP-S, Michel Cusis MC, Goldring 2500 and Ortofon Rondo Blue cartridges, Hitachi FT5500 mk2 Tuner
Digital:- Marantz SA-KI Pearl CD player, RaspberryPi/HifiBerry Digi+ Pro, Buffalo NAS Drive
Amplification:- AudioValve Sunilda phono stage, Krell KSP-7B pre-amp, Krell KSA-80 power amp
Output: Wilson Benesch Vector speakers, KLH Ultimate One Headphones
Cables: Tellurium Q Ultra Black II RCA & Chord Epic 2 RCA, various speaker leads, & links
I think I am nearing audio nirvana, but don’t tell anyone.
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