+100 dougsat
There are helpful people here and also some people who never grew up and like to hear themselves talk. If you can separate these two groups and only take the positive and educational from the forum it can be a good place. IMO
Am I right for this forum?
I’ve been an Audiogon member for some years now; I remember (fondly) "millercarbon," for example, which will mean something to some of you. And I’ve been a lover of audio equipment since high school—so, for over 50 years (I graduated in 1973). And yet...more and more, I find myself alienated from this forum, even though I do still read it regularly.
I do have what I consider a very "high-fidelity" system. I’ve written a very long account of my "audio journey," complete with many photos, but not "published" it on this site. I’m also a member of our local audio club, which includes several very well-heeled members who have systems costing more than most homes (one of them owns equipment valued at nearly a million dollars, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg: his system is housed in a separate structure purpose-built for it that cost well over a million). I play cello and guitar; my wife plays piano, my daughter piano and violin. We play those instruments in the same room occupied by my main audio system, and so I can attest to the "fidelity" of that system’s reproduction.
And yet...my system cost me less than $3,000 in total. I don’t lust after any particular "upgrade," even though I read reviews and all the many accounts of improvements in "SQ" documented in this forum.
So...am I an "audiophile," or not? Do I belong here, or not?
I’m listening right now to a wonderful bit of Mozart. I also love Tool. And Christy Moore. And Eva Cassidy. And so many others. I agree with Nietzsche: without music, life would be a mistake. But am I an audiophile? Do I belong on this forum?
Any sympathy here? Anyone else feel alienated from the "audiophile community" despite loving the miracle of audio technology?
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^This. Given your trained ear and experience with live instruments in your living, we should be listening to YOU for recommendations on gear. So to answer your question, yes you belong. |
By the loose definition that most of us have in our heads, I'd say that you are not what we would consider an audiophile, but I think that is refreshing, and the very reason why you do belong on this forum. You are a music lover, not one who chews their nails in bed at night wondering if they bought the right resistors for their crossovver upgrade. We need more like you to keep us grounded. Don't go anywhere. |
@roxy54 he is way more of an audiophile than I am. He is into the technical aspects, he cares about it and knows more about music than most. |
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