cliveb;157992 Wrote: > I seem to recall that some years back it was noted that many > professional (classical) musicians in fact owned pretty low-end stereo > systems, and seemed perfectly happy with them. The hypothesis was that > these people's training meant that they could mentally "fill in" the > missing bits. > > > As a classical musician, I resemble that remark:-) > > I completely agree. This was 1st pointed out to me by a hi-end dealer > in Seattle in the 70's > > I spent a summer there doing a lot of "audiophile" ear training so that > I didn't fill in the parts. > He was the 1st to teach me about soundstaging, imaging etc. > > Anyone can train their ear if they work at it and a bit of help from > someone knowledgable goes a long way. > Once the brain knows what to listen for it is a lot easier to hear > it.Musicians might have a slight INITIAL advantage in audio ear > training since they are already used to ear training > eg. training the mind / ear connection, but I think that advantage is > leveled out after a short time if one works at it.
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