I think the goal (and hopefully end result) is precisely to increase one's enjoyment of music, not detract from it. And once properly learned, should come naturally :)
Marco.
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But what is the "music" to you Hugh? Is it a pure wall of sound you let wash over you, no matter how many musicians there are and the part each one plays? Are you like my friend who appreciates the "tone" - whatever that means? Do you bop around the house with whatever music is being played to make the dusting and hoovering more pleasurable? Are you one of these people that insists on having the one listening seat placed using a theodolite down the the last micron in position? Is Mrs Mills and her Piano at the top of your favourite playlist? Do you start blubbering when you hear "Puff the Magic Dragon"?
On the other hand, my enjoyment comes from listening to each musician in a band and noting the interactions and timings between them, whether they are true musicians with something unique to say and how they understand tonal colours that build up a tune or song. Three chords on a guitar and some Lalala in between soon goes in the bin as any idiot can perform that. Soundstage and imaging are way down in priority, but instruments must sound like instruments, bursting with the dynamics and harmonics they naturally possess.
I had a trawl through the 10/10 albums thread last week and called some of them up for a listen on Spotify to hear what excites AOSers and none were my cup of tea at all :doh:
I meant no offence to anyone by that statement Hugh, it was in response to Marco's observation that some people simply don't know how to analyse what they are hearing and put what they are hearing into words. It is the method I use to help lay people understand what us audiophools get all worked up into a froth about :lol: