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Rockwell: audiophile term "just like a pedophile"

Hey guys. You should read this bigoted and ignorant caricature of audiophile stereotypes by camera reviewer Ken Rockwell. I have never seen anything like it. Just do a search under his name and the article "What is an Audiophile".

Coming from someone who spends his life detailing differences between camera lenses, is this also hypocritical?
mihalis
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geoffkait
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Madman wrote,

"Sure, there is a lot of shady things that go on in the twilight zone of high end audio. SOme probably not on the up-and-up. But hopefully that's the exception still and not the norm. Who knows?"

Do tell. What a tease. I imagine you have the inside track. Share, share!
hevac1
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Audiophiles or any other hobby that people want to spend their hard earned money and time on should not be compared to people who are the SCUM of the earth, for any reason.
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mapman
22,520 posts
 
My experiences have all been very positive. Well, I can think of one exception.....not very significant though really.
mistercd
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Actually, its another name for ocd , we are never satisfied with what we have, have to try something else, its neverending, forever!
mihalis OP
61 posts
 
Geoffkait, the main issue i think is with the magazines which basically are posing as credible reviewers and experts when really they are glorified advertisers. I have listed numerous occasions where this was obvious. So sure, its a hobby based on very subjective opinions allowing many people to take advantage of that. Caveat emptor.
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