Hi-Fi for musicians
Posted by: PaulF on 20 February 2005
Hi, I've been a "Hi-Fi" enthusaist for over thirty-five years now. As someone who has always played an instrument (piano/keyboards as main instrument, plus bass and drums just for the heck of it to see what it's like) and currently playing in two bands (rock and jazz), I find myself switching between two different persona when listening to audio equipment.
The first is the classical Hi-Fi buff, which is what I started out as, who listens for 3D imaging, soundstage width and depth, bass extension, sweet treble etc. Pretty much a "What Hi-Fi" sort of guy really.
The second is listening as a musician - how the tune is constructed and interpreted, the chord progressions, dynamics, inventiveness in solo performances, the contributions of the various players and the general bulding of mood and atmosphere etc.
I have found that listening to Naim gear always instantly connects with the second persona and gets me involved straightaway with the music itself, rather than the froth round the edges.
Is anyone else here a musician/Hi-Fi enthusiast and do they have the same dual approach to listening?
The first is the classical Hi-Fi buff, which is what I started out as, who listens for 3D imaging, soundstage width and depth, bass extension, sweet treble etc. Pretty much a "What Hi-Fi" sort of guy really.
The second is listening as a musician - how the tune is constructed and interpreted, the chord progressions, dynamics, inventiveness in solo performances, the contributions of the various players and the general bulding of mood and atmosphere etc.
I have found that listening to Naim gear always instantly connects with the second persona and gets me involved straightaway with the music itself, rather than the froth round the edges.
Is anyone else here a musician/Hi-Fi enthusiast and do they have the same dual approach to listening?