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its all about the music,no way hose

is it really?

i posted a thread a few weeks ago asking why everybody got into high end gear & some of the responses got me thinking about this.

ok heres the deal,i constantly read the phrase"its all about the music" but is it really,i dont believe so,in a hobby where enthusiasts change gear as often as their socks i find that statement real hard to believe allmost like a herion addict claiming back pain is why he shoots up that crud.

ive seen guys spend upwards of $10,000 xtra for a special finish on their speakers,is that all about the music,how about paying high dollar for the same paint used to paint ferrari sports cars is that all about the music or how about the whole WAF deal where guys claim they are selling due to the wife not liking the way somthing looks no matter how good it sounds.

ive picked up alot of gear in person & ive seen where guys have $50,000 rigs but thier music collection is less than 50 discs or albums now that cant be all about the music.

just once i'd love to hear somthing honest like im in this hobby beacuse i love the gear,the way i see it is that this hobby is no different from say a guy collecting guns or sports cars or even motor cycles(my other hobby) or rare coins so why the big deal admitting it.

dont get me wrong i listen alot & since i dont watch television ever i listen more than most but its never been all about the music with me & it never will be,with me its about having fun with trying out different peices of gear & pride of ownership or even scoring on a very rare peice,sure, listening to music on a rig that produces music on a level that 99% of the population will never hear is a good thing but i find it very hard to believe thats the reason for most guys being in this hobby.

whats your thoughts?

mike.
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It is about a lot of things: it's the love of music, it's the love of equipment, it's the beauty of sound, it's the daydreams about the unachievable, it's the comradery with all of you even when we throw barbs at one another, it is the obsessive compulsion of participating to outwardly pointless discussions on Agon, it's the discovery of the voice of Glenn Gould singing along on his recording of the Goldberg Variations which I have owned for over two decades, it's the very magic of it all. Can you find a better hobby?
And yes, I too largely and happily ignore the TV thanks to Audiophilia Nervosa.
jax2
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OK, alright, ya' sussed me out mate! You really got my number! I should know better than to try to pull the ol' polyester over BigJoe's eyes! Yep, it's all an extension of my huge ego and my tiny bone pipe. I'm so ashamed... was it the rain forrest Bubinga wood? The half-inch etched billet with blue meters and deeply etched logo? The huge cooling fins? Or was it the massive power supplies? What gave me away? I feel so shallow! I'm not sure what a "no way hose" is, but I'm sure I'm guilty of some of that too! Mea culpa! Just shoot me in the back of the head, bury with my rig, and call the world a better place!

Marco
audiodoc
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For me it is the joy music brings and the accurate reproduction that is stirring and delivers "goosebumps" to the listener.
The gear gets you there and is nice in its own right.
As an aside,I think you meant "No way, Jose."; not "no way hose."
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albertporter
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Audiodoc, he meant "No way Bose" not No way Hose.

I agree, the music could never be important enought to listen on Bose.
fedreams
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Yes it is all about the music! I have a 1100 plus CD collection, 500 plus DVD collection and 100 plus vinyl collection. Listening to music was taught to me by my parents who did not allow us to grow up watching TV during the week and limiting time on the weekends. I also I believe it goes back to the teaching of setting goals and achieving them on one's quest for perfection (as elusive as it may be). I remember as a kid trying to hot rod my bike to look like a motorcycle. As well as the hot rodding my car to to make it perform better or look better in my opinion.
I still look at car and motorcycle mags to see what is out there pretty much the same way I look at the audiophile mags. Occasionally there is something that catches the eye in an article or an ad that triggers the impulse to change/upgrade.
Audiogon has made the transition to upgrade so much quicker and easier since we are not dealing with full retail on new equipment purchases. Instead if the 10 year period for a partial or complete system upgrade it is now less than five years. Keep listening!
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