Wow! I can't tell you how sincerely enlightening that is and I have to totally agree, it explains so much. Like the dispute I had on another board whether equipment can or cannot convey "musicality". I don't want to sound like I'm boasting but I hear like the writer, and this explains why many times people don't understand what I'm saying or hear the same way, or things I do. When I listen to new gear I sometimes make comments as to the sound, I have had comments to the effect "just relax and listen to the music", but what I hear I just notice, I don't put some type of effort into it, or some how get less enjoyment from the music, I'm not even sure how I acquired the ability, or did I always have it. I mean, why couldn't the group hear what the writer did even after the clues?

There were some big trades when going from Krell to Conrad Johnson but I fell in love with what it did, and I only mention this because nobody else but me appreciated the CJ sound who heard my system, of course, I was the only one that counted there, but it was a bit discouraging at times. Well, I have to say HarleyG seemed to like the CJ alright. I think where I'm at now gives me what I had in both systems to some extent.

I have to say as well that I'm not perfect and sometimes emotion can cloud judgment as in my short time with Zu speakers. I think hear they were exciting at first and gave me what I was looking for but over time I knew we weren't made for each other. Just like in my prior post, it takes a bit of time to learn what a cable does for a system, you have to get past that initial spark from the change that was made to the system.