I guess I'm in the same category you are in !! Music for me is so important ! I am also a guitar player an singer but unfortunately had a medical problem with my vocal cords and I now just listen to music at home and in my car , and what is so astonishing, is that I get amazed how my car sound system sound ( very enjoyable )although it is not so special, I never feel listening fatigued while on the road , but at home I do !!!!!!! and the music I listen to is Jazz ( soft )and the styles that go with it , I guess you understand ( Blues ), Classics etc ... Hope you get a better picture of the situation I'm having ? I may have some room acoustic problems !!! but This is beyond my capacities .