Very often we see in postings the words product of your imagination . However the word imagination can have very different connotations according to context - from non existent or impossible to something that depends strongly on your capability to associate it with your knowledge to provide the adequate perception.
I have found that on the few recordings that I was able to assist to the live performance, my criteria for appreciation of the sound reproduction is quite different from unknown or badly known recordings, as I associate small clues with aspects I remember, or they even trigger remembrances. Should we forbid our imagination of doing its work when evaluating sound reproduction, or consider it as an added value?
If we want to keep the word imagination for the dangerous meaning of fictional, what should be the correct word for the associative mechanism?
I have found that on the few recordings that I was able to assist to the live performance, my criteria for appreciation of the sound reproduction is quite different from unknown or badly known recordings, as I associate small clues with aspects I remember, or they even trigger remembrances. Should we forbid our imagination of doing its work when evaluating sound reproduction, or consider it as an added value?
If we want to keep the word imagination for the dangerous meaning of fictional, what should be the correct word for the associative mechanism?