Becoming a Better Listener — The Most Important Audiophile Skill | Sharaf DG { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "FAQPage", "mainEntity": [ {"@type":"Question","name":"What is critical listening in audio?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Critical listening is the practice of deliberately paying attention to specific qualities of reproduced music — such as tonal balance, soundstage, imaging, and dynamics — rather than passively hearing it [...]