So what's music to you?

[risabet]

Here we are. discussing 15k amps and 4k cabling, all of that to listen to one little thing... MUSIC.
so what's music to you? what does it mean? why do you listen to it?
i'll chime in a while later, when some people have posted an answer
cheers!

Music is a way for me to interact with people, their times, and their emotions in ways that I never could in real life. Listening to a cantata by JS Bach opens up his world to me, his beliefs. The same happens when I hear A Love Supreme by Coltrane, his power and his spirituality are manifest. To retrieve these feelings is why I spend the $ for this hobby. I could go on but I think my point is made. I listen to music to capture the emotion and power of the composer and the performer.