how to listen to music not just hear it

How to Listen to Music, Not Just Hear it To learn to listen to music,
not just hear itYou need the right room, the right equipment, the perfect
volume, the perfect spot, and (of course), the embracing of the music.
After you have all the proper tools, you can sit and enjoy the music. The
first consideration is to listen to music in a comfortable chair. I would
highly recommend a good quality Lazy Boy recliner. Now, you need to
find the best room to put that chair in, so you can listen to you music.
The room can be any normal room with four walls but, the room can¹t be
wide open. For example, it can¹t be an unfinished basement with
concrete walls and a cement floor. The sound will not be able to bounce
off the walls and give the effect as if the sound is coming from behind
you, as well as in front of you (the surround effect). A good room to listen
in, is a typical family room with sheet rock walls and four ninety degree
corners. The second consideration is placement of speakers. The
corners of a room are the perfect spot for your speakers. You shouldn¹t
position them flush against the wall, but put the back of the speaker into
the corner, so each side of the speaker is against each wall. For this
reason, the bass is extended (louder), and the tweeters, mid-range, and
woofers give you their undivided attention. Where to sit is simple, but
it takes some easy calculations to find the perfect spot. There is a
common rule for a person to experience the full effect of the music. In
order to do this, measure the distance between the two speaker cabinets.
If the speaker¹s cabinets are placed twelve feet apart from each other,
divide twelve feet in half, which gives us six feet. That¹s the middle, so
mark that location. From that mark, measure twelve feet back, and mark
that spot on the floor. You have found the perfect spot for you to achieve
the best sound from your music. Next, you need a receiver. The
receiver is a power source and a switchboard for your additional stereo
components. Any receiver will do, as long as it has one-hundred watts
per speaker out-put. Then, you need a compact disc player, a single or a
five disc is fine. Some speaker wire is a must. Speakers on the

other hand, are a tough choice because there are so many of them. You
want to spend at least four-hundred dollars when buying speakers.
Anything lower than four-hundred dollars is usually low quality, which can
increase the risk of destroying your speakers. When you decide on three
sets of speakers (one set equals two speakers) at you local speaker
shop, have a salesman play some of your cd¹s that you brought with you.
Make sure you listen to the same song per set of speakers. Also, bring
different types; classical, jazz, blues, rap, and 80¹s; whatever. Forget
what the salesman says. Just remember, your ears won¹t deceive you.
Figure out what sounds the best to you, then slap your credit card down
and lets¹ go home and listen to some music. After you¹ve placed your
speakers, hooked up your receiver, connected your compact disc player,
and put your couch or music chair in the ³full effect² spot in your family
room, now you can turn on the receiver and compact disc player, and put
in one of your favorite compact disc's. One problem; do not hit the play
button yet. Sorry! You first need to make sure the volume is at its lowest
point. Make sure the CD button on the receiver has been pushed. Now
here¹s a little advice from a male. We males are supposed to know our
remote controls, according to woman. So, if you¹re a woman who is
reading this, you need to get to know your remote control(s). You need to
memorize where the mute button is, and where the CD skip, advance,
and play are located. The two most important buttons on a remote
control are volume. The remote control has to be an extension of your
hand. You need to love the remote control, and the remote control needs
to love you. Play with it until you can move your thumb and index finger
over it with grace and precision. Here comes the part when you need to
test your babies (speakers). You¹ve been anticipating this moment from
the time you got bit by the quality sound bug. Press play on the compact
disc player and sit back and listen to your favorite song. Turn the volume
up; don¹t be afraid. Now, turn it up to the ten o¹clock position. If there¹s

no distortion, only clean sound, then turn it up a little more. Try the twelve
o¹clock position. If there's some or no distortion, you¹ve found the
maximum sound out-put. I would recommend that you don¹t go over the
twelve o¹clock position, because you could damage your speakers. Now
fiddle with the volume until you can hear and feel every instrument
clearly. Also, it¹s best if you can close your eyes and visualize the music.
Picture all the sound surrounding you, working it¹s way into your ears.
The music will start to sound like its coming from behind you as well as in
front of you. Listening to music takes a little practice. All you have to do
is listen to the notes of the music. You will feel the beat of the music in
your chest. I know it can be intimidating, but if you give it time, the music
will flow through you. When the music is flowing through you, I hope
you have a big smile on your face. That happiness may turn into tear in
the eye. It did for me the first time I listened to music. I hope you
successfully understood how to listen to music, not just hear it.