I doubt Steve is thinking about tweaking or jitter or anything else when listening in the manner he described - I'm certainly not. Rather, it's when I find that I'm no longer listening to the music but thinking about something else that I realise I'm not emotionally connected anymore & it could possibly be because the reproduction system is causing this disturbance.
Analytic listening is a whole different approach & what you are referring to - when the system is being listened to & the sound deconstructed. But this is an analytic form of listening & not the usual mode of listening. At least that's my approach
Excellent point. Another good metric as to whether you have arrived is when you simply cannot listen analytically. The music is too involving and stimulates other areas of the brain that are more pleasurable than the analytical part I guess...
Steve N.
Steve N.