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