Does video increase your musical pleasure or take away from it?

[John Holmes]

If you had choice and was offered a disc of one with or without video, which one would give "you" the most enjoyment?

A year or so ago, I may have prefered with video. But now that I've learned to better optimize my audio, I would take a plain cd over a dvd (of course all sound being equal) of the same title. Most of the time when I'm doing serious listening, my eyes are closed anyway!




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[George Bellefontaine]

In most cases I prefer sound only. But I really do like watching video of live performances. The thing is, for pure relaxation, like you I sit with eyes closed and soak up the music.




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[Andrew Pratt]

given that humans are so visually orientated I find video to be distracting and takes to much away from the audio. For me the best way to "listen" to music is with the lights off in a dark room...and usually later on in the evening when my body starts to wind down and relax

[John Holmes]

George,

Yes a live performance would be the only exception. And on those, I still want pristine sound first!

Andrew,

I thought that I was the only one that like to do it in a dark room! 8)




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