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Did you ever "notice" a familiar track for the first time?

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Posted on February 26, 2017 at 10:05:03

RJeff
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Listening to Coltrane's Giant Steps for not the first time by any means, but for the first time Syeeda's Song Flute (top of Side B) jumped out and grabbed my attention in a way that made me think "Have I ever really heard this before?"
And no - no changes major or minor to the system in quite a while.

Jeff

"Decaf is for cowards."
Jack Kevorkian

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mr.bear

22:20:14 02/26/17

RJeff

05:21:43 02/27/17

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RE: Did you ever "notice" a familiar track for the first time?

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RE: Did you ever "notice" a familiar track for the first time?, posted on February 26, 2017 at 16:12:29

flood2
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Yes I have. It depends on how familiar you are with the recording the level of engagement you have with the music at the time you hear it. I think it is analogous to "Familiarity Breeds Contempt". If it is a "favourite" peace, it is possible that your "mental" record of the recording takes over and you are actually listening more to the memory of the recording than what you are actually listening to. Just like if you are singing along to a favourite tune - there is no way you can be hearing the recording over your own voice!!
For me the "change" is more apparent if I have made a tweak to my system in some way. For example when you dial in the arm height - everything snaps into place. For me, when that happens, details just leap out without one having to strain to hear them. I am then much more aware of the subtle differences.

So hear is a thought to ponder.... All of us on here will no doubt be proud of our respective setups and think it is the bees knees.... If we all listen to the same record (but on our system), do you think the recording in our head will sound better than someone elses memory? For example someone like Fremer with his stratospherically expensive equipment might automatically assume that the sound in his head MUST be better?
Regards Anthony

"Beauty is Truth, Truth Beauty.." Keats

RE: Did you ever "notice" a familiar track for the first time?, posted on February 26, 2017 at 16:16:54
flood2 Audiophile Posts: 2558 Joined: January 11, 2011	Kindly excuse the typos and horrific spelling mistakes...I always make the mistake of posting when I have a migraine coming on! Regards Anthony "Beauty is Truth, Truth Beauty.." Keats

RE: Did you ever "notice" a familiar track for the first time?, posted on February 26, 2017 at 22:20:14

mr.bear
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I just had that experience yesterday! It was with a shinydisc, I confess, but it is a GOOD one, a 1995 remastered disc of the 1961 classic by Oliver Nelson "Blues And The Absolute Truth." I've heard 'Stolen Moments' a thousand times and played it maybe 100, but it sounds new and amazing every time I hear it. Amazing to find music with that much staying-power, beauty, clarity of expression - words fail me. And those cats could play and Rudy van Gelder could catch the sound.

That's funny, posted on February 27, 2017 at 05:21:43

RJeff
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I was listening to that on SACD yesterday afternoon!

Jeff

"Decaf is for cowards."
Jack Kevorkian

RE: Did you ever "notice" a familiar track for the first time?, posted on February 27, 2017 at 05:40:39

raya
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Yes, more often than not it is with vinyl and changes in cartridges that are used for playback and the sonic signature of the cartridge. Coupled with that if the playback chain has changed and the noise floor lowered it can lead to a clearer sonic picture of the recording, thus, allowing me to hear further down in the mix.

Finally, if the recording mix or mastering has changed then it can lead to a different sonic experience.

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