You might built better audio or learn to develop more sensitive
perception and you end up with the same results. This why I, staring
from a certain level, refuse to combine audio and music and feel that
audio resole own purely “abstract audio” tasks (and I do not see
anything negative in it) and musicality exist “as is”, completely out
of the scope and our or regards of the audio methods…
Well, I have mixed and confused that all together, didn’t I? Good for me."
Actually that's the first time i figured out what you've meant all this time!
I was at a rehearsal for a christmas concert recently given by the Montreal Symphonic, and my sister was singing with the children's choir. That's not the interesting part, what's interesting is that since the children aren't as strong as a pro soloist standing in front, they had them mic'ed and amplified, and it was horrible, but when i allowed myself to listen to the music, it was great. My soundidiot was getting in the way. It's hard to really blame myself much, as it really was a shit system, but that was not important. Having heard several of the Choir's concerts before and knowing a number of the other choristers i knew their voices, the usual tonal balance and texture of the ensemble etc, and it was all abolished. But there was still music being made. Having a crap PA come on right after the orchestra has gone through the program in acoustic glory really shows the difference.
anyhoo, that's my anecdote
maybe i've been saved by having a short attention span? i've got a limited amount of time in the year that i end up spending on audiofoolage and the rest is taken up with other interests so i sit (or jump around, depending) to appreciate the music rather than crritically listen to the hardware.