passport Posted August 7, 2014 Report Share Posted August 7, 2014 As I sit here listening to music this evening, I ponder (for reasons that escape me) ... why.Why have I chosen this evening to listen to music instead of watching the chewing-gum-for-the-eyes video that cable television presents to me.What is it about the immersive experience of listening to music the seems to have more of a magnetic effect than watching video?Why do you listen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owlsplace Posted August 7, 2014 Report Share Posted August 7, 2014 As I sit here listening to music this evening, I ponder (for reasons that escape me) ... why.Why have I chosen this evening to listen to music instead of watching the chewing-gum-for-the-eyes video that cable television presents to me.What is it about the immersive experience of listening to music the seems to have more of a magnetic effect than watching video?Why do you listen?Because it increases my mental acuity and allows me to enter a sacred space Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigh Posted August 8, 2014 Report Share Posted August 8, 2014 I prefer listening & making my own visuals with my eyes closed.Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadetreehifi Posted August 9, 2014 Report Share Posted August 9, 2014 +1 on Owlsplace's comment. I find listening to good music on good speakers to be much more mentally engaging than watching run-of-the-mill TV. A natural outgrowth of the experience for me is a kind of meta-listening, or active meditation on the nature of sound and auditory perception, something which I can understand describing as "sacred." Not to get too esoteric. It just feels good. As an aside, the above is why I am really upset at my cat for clawing out the foam around my AR1 woofers while I was out of town last week. Thankfully he did not molest the Altec drivers at all, and foam is an easy fix. I'm looking into fitting a set of PA-grade metal grills... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidR Posted August 10, 2014 Report Share Posted August 10, 2014 It calms me - I may reach nirvana tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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