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Audiophile Vs. Techfile

I'm not an audiophile.

After the time ive spend on this board over the past month or so, i have realized this. I have always considered myself to be one, but i now believe i am a Techfile, not an Audiophile.

You audiophiles amaze me with the amount of effort you put in the smallest of areas and the perfection that is demanded. While sometimes the things you all do i consider very nutty, i can see your passion. Talk about dedication to a hobby! I applaud each and every one of you.

I myself now understand that i am not an audiophile. I dont care about the airborn vibrations, or room treatments, or any of that. I am a techfile. I care about the gear. I love music, dont get me wrong, but my real passion is for well engineered and crafted technology. I love the way it connects and runs in harmony. And this is not just limited to audio gear im also equally fixed on video gear, gadgets, everything that has been "engineered"

Pulling out a brand new piece of gear and smelling the factory and electronics and seeing and feeling the precision craftmanship probably gives me a feeling compared to TWL finally getting his rig set up to perfection and playing his favorite classical pice.

i almost feel like im tresspassing anymore.

Is there anybody else on here like me? Or am i the only one?
slappy
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292 posts
 
"Music lover" has nothing to do with "audiophile". Music lovers include the great majority who attend concerts, may be musicians, listen to 'their' music, and may even be Joe Sixpack listening to mp3's. Music lovers don't necessarily put great value on the reproduction quality of equipment - they are hearing straight through to the music.

Audiophiles can also be music lovers, but audiophiles are first and foremost people who put value on the reproduction quality of equipment. It's a separate gene.
gunbei
2,327 posts
 
If audiophilia is a separate gene, I need to learn how to isolate it and turn it off!
danlib1
819 posts
 
Gunbei- You can't turn the audiophile gene off OR prevent passing it to your children.... Case in point: I recently decided to replace my 5 year old daughter's Sony Boombox with a much smaller unit that would look better on her dresser. After trying it out, she informed me that "her music" sounded better on the larger system! To make matters worse, she further announced that the boombox would remain on her dresser, but she would move the new smaller unit to her playroom- that way she could play music while writing and playing with Barbie Dolls.

She's 5 and already has a second system!! Give up and enjoy the hobby. And if you have kids- good luck.
twl
3,251 posts
 
Slappy, I also have a bit of "tech-phile" in me. Nothing wrong with that at all.
gunbei
2,327 posts
 
Danlib1, wholly cow that's advanced! You're sunk pal.

I can only imagine what will happen when your daughter is in her teens. If she isn't still enamored with the quality of her music it'll be frightening to think where her discriminating tastes will be focused.

Actually, I'm still trying to figure out if my audio bug was inherited or conditioned into me. When I was around your daughter's age, my father allowed me access to his LP collection and record player. I've had an appreciation for different kinds of music and the gadgets to play them back on since.
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