Yeah I'll say watching colors come out of a speaker was a game-changer for me 1982 I was 18 I hit the half of some Red Dragon ... it's crazy I'll go ahead and tell you the song it was Urgent by Foreigner think about it
I found music quality makes a big difference as well I use vinyl a mixer and studio monitors for premium sound and it’s awesome! The increased sensitivity of my ears during sessions I can get thrown off by the digital artifacts in streamed music best to download it vs stream or use wav files or CDs.