Hi! Musicologist here!
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I mean a "certain level" of intellect is required for enjoying anything, even if the bar is little higher than "drooling vegetable".
There's also a distinction to be made between enjoying something and truly appreciating it too. Most people can't truly appreciate any grand achievement until they have some experience or knowledge of the technical difficulties behind it.
I think "truly appreciating" is a very high bar, one of infinite height.
"Music exist."
"Music good."
"This chiptune jumps around in a weird and creepy way compared to the usual, I like it."
"This chiptune plays with the concept of a minor tonal melodic 5th triad to a clipped sus-7 without a resolution until the coda, I like it."
"Based on the historic music works of the time..."
"Based on the mathematical formulas of the time..."
"The vibrations in the air have a variance of..."
It's endless. There is no "truly", only greater and lesser appreciation. The person who knows no music theory but listens to a lot of music, somewhere near spot three above, appreciates the techniques in the music, they just don't know how to explain their appreciation. Like a blind painter explaining depth of view, they know something exists there, they just don't have the personal experience to explain it.