As a musician I also had to learn to listen to others. I like being called audiophile because for me it means "lover of precision and complexity" and by complex I mean music but also emotions . A "simple" music can have complex emotions.
Audiophile also describes the ability to listen, to give 100% of my attention to music and let it "speak" to me.
High resolution music coupled with high fidelity gear gives a richer experience for sure, that's why I like to buy my music on Qobuz. But I prefer to listen to live music. There is still something lacking even with high fidelity though. Or maybe it is simply because I haven't tried every gear yet...
As a musician I also had to learn to listen to others. I like being called audiophile because for me it means "lover of precision and complexity" and by complex I mean music but also emotions . A "simple" music can have complex emotions.
Audiophile also describes the ability to listen, to give 100% of my attention to music and let it "speak" to me.
High resolution music coupled with high fidelity gear gives a richer experience for sure, that's why I like to buy my music on Qobuz. But I prefer to listen to live music. There is still something lacking even with high fidelity though. Or maybe it is simply because I haven't tried every gear yet...
I think for most audiophiles, the live performance is what the gold standard is, which recorded muaic is supposed to try to achieve.