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In the Thread: My Audio Philosophy
Post Subject: What's going on over herePosted by ArmAlex on: 10/18/2019
 rowuk wrote:

It certainly shows my ignorance but I am surprised at the apparent market in Iran but still am pretty sure that it is a very small „privileged“ group of people participating. Practicing audio certainly can reflect the local „culture“ of music appreciation. Questions come to mind about how much exposure to live music (symphony, Opera, chamber music for instance) is involved in developing musical taste - or if the primary exposure is through recordings.
You are right, but what I've learned is that: There is a small "privileged" group of people practicing/affording high end gear in rest of the world also.
Regarding live music, there isn't much serious activity, though we have a semi active symphony orchestra over here. What I do-Being an Armenian I travel frequently to Armenia and enjoy from its rich music culture in Yerevan. There you'll find wonderful jazz clubs and a decent symphony hall. the last opera I attended over there was "Il Tabarro", a wonderful act.
 rowuk wrote:
A spanish trumpeter plays differently than a hungarian, plays differently than a german. The instruments used can also be much different.Of course there was a time of great cultural exchange between Iran and the western world under the Shah.
Very interesting topic! I was not aware of this. Even these days millions of Iranians travel abroad, we are not that much isolated. And a lot of people have access to satellite channels. For example Last night I was watching Mirga Grazinyte Ttyla conducting Claude Debussy on BBC proms, so we are not completely in dark.
 rowuk wrote:
From my view, we build long term relationships with our music, with our equipment, with our rooms. That exposes weaknesses in ourselves, our listening habits, our cultural depth. In the process, we learn new vocabulary to communicate what art does to us inside. In a „philosophy“ I expect culture not hardware. I do not get my greatest audio high from a stereo, concert or reading a score. The audio high comes at magic moments when the mood, the surroundings and the performance create something new in me. I have cried at performances when driving my car somewhere listening to the radio. Sometimes a glass of wine and some cheese at home make a choral performance spicier.
Wise words. Interestingly It happened to me also-crying while listening to my car radio. Many years back while I was driving to work, suddenly a song from an not very famous Armenian singer was broadcasted from Iranian radio, very old and nostalgic song, I just parked by roadside and cried. very emotional moment...

 rowuk wrote:
What draws me to this site is not Romys Playback, rather his path to better understanding. He touches on very abstract things audio and personal that are sometimes very difficult to understand because my background is much different.
What draws me to this site are both his playback, and his very interesting and unique perspective and "point of view".
 rowuk wrote:
The recordings that he mentions are well worth owning and are useful to help translate the meaning of what he writes.
I Also admire Diana Krall and specially Roger Waters, but not just their two tracks!

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