An odd place to find new motivation....?

[The Burpster]

So without going into the boring details I find myself living on my own again. The last few months haven't been fun, and the thing that's suffered most is playing.....

So herein lies the funny thing -
Part of my settling in my new digs, is liberating my CD collection from the ex's place and having them out to play -
ALSO having set up a hi-fi again to play them through. ( ipods were about the limit of the ex's musical prowess!).

I haven't gone overboard with the set up but optimised it - its a Fatman with a TEAC CD player but re-valved and QED connects and speaker cables. So what? you say....

Well....

I've started listening to music again, no - [u]really listening[/u] - and can after 10 yrs of sh!t compressed MP3 can finally hear it again..... WOW ! what have I been missing? some of the bass lines are way more simple than I've been trying to emulate, although some are considerably more complex...

Listening to CDs how the artist (or mixer) wanted it to be heard is a revelation - I urge you all to get your CDs out and forget the convenience of MP3 ! !!!

Oh and to reason for the post, my finger tips hurt again from trying to play new stuff - not felt that for about 6 years!

[rOB]

good stuff, glad something good has come out of a difficult time.

Best wishes for the future

[wateroftyne]

Nice one.. I think! If you know what I mean.

I've forgotten what it's like to listen to an album. I'm not *that* old, but I can't believe I used to lie on my bed and listen to vinyl (and occasionally CDs), first song to last, and be completely absorbed.

Death to the loudness war.

[icastle]

This sounds so reminicent of people rediscovering vinyl a few years after CDs appeared

Seriously though, glad you're through the worst of it mate.