Don Satz writes:

>Also, I don't seem to be able to listen to a work except as a "total
>package" - sound, performance, and composition.  All three aspects come
>to me at the same time.  Sure, I can differentiate the quality of each of
>the three factors, but ultimately, it's a combination of the three which
>decides how much I enjoy the work or track.

I agree with that.  I think the mind habituates to the hiss, etc.  but
there is nothing worse, short of global thermo nuclear war, than Chopin
played poorly.

Bill Pirkle