Yes, it is about the passion the person has for the music listening experience, not what gear they may or may not have. Without a turntable, though, a large part of the listening experience is not there. That is simply my opinion though!
Should people with no turntable or reel to reel be considered audiophiles?
Just like those driving a Porsche SUV can join PCA (digital audio fans can join Audiogon) but are certainly not Porschephiles unless they also own a coupe (Panamera owners I guess gets a pass here).
Please respond with a yes or no and we'll tally a vote for the first 100 responses.
Please respond with a yes or no and we'll tally a vote for the first 100 responses.
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A more pertinent question (to me, anyway) is: are audiophiles music lovers first, or second? I don’t listen to my system, I listen to music through my system. Just a means to an end, not the end itself. That’s why I don’t call "it" a hobby. Musicians don’t call acquiring and using superior instruments a hobby. They are tools, just like a hi-fi system, a means of access to either the making of or listening to music. An easy way to answer the above question is to compare the amount of money you have invested in each, your music library vs. your system. One reason most musicians don't have good systems is that the little disposable money they do have goes into the acquisition of more and/or better instruments. They will actually go without food if need be. No music, no life. |
Judging by the serious sound modifying love of "vinyl' I am not sure what they are into, but guessing most don't know what instruments truly sound like in a live space, and many have lost most of the frequency range anyway. If audiophile is the pursuit of accurate musical reproduction then most jabbering here are not audiophiles. Perhaps the reduced information of vinyl better suits them? |
sokogear writes “Vermonster - a reputable $500 TT playing a good pressing will provide deeper, warmer sound than any digital” Piffle. I say again (Know) both can be great or so so. A great Flak file into a DAC and into tubes or Ss and with your backs turned many would/could never tell that sound verses that found a high end vinyl rig. By high end I mean 10-30K or more verses 5K up. |
Reduced information of vinyl???? Robertdid you must be kidding. Even oversampling can't deliver all the information of a continuous information flow from a cartridge that is not sampled. It is a scientific fact. You can try to get there, and maybe come close, but you can't get there. An audiophile appreciates high quality sound and the never ending pursuit to improve it. I would say if you are not an audiophile, this forum is a waste of your time. Just about everyone's posts seem to be coming from audiophiles. If you don't understand how vinyl is an important part of that, then just listen! |
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