jond ...
Exactly.
I've discovered over the many years in this hobby that not everyone is into it for the music. I've seen mega-buck systems where the owner has a limited amount of music ... and most of that is considered to be "audiophile" type recordings. Lots of Patricia Barber floating about these systems. I'm not sure what these folks are thinking or what they're really into other than the equipment.
Most of my audiophile friends have thousands of records and CD's and are always searching for more. Same here. It just seems that the longer one is in the hobby the wider one's musical taste becomes. So ... we are always on the lookout for additional music by new-found artists. It was like that when I had a Dyna Stereo 70 and Dyna Pas pre-amp based system and its the same today. The better equipment (including upgraded fuses) just gets us closer to the music and the actual event.
And speaking of recordings, somewhere along the pathway one discovers that the recording itself is the important element. After all, its the "source," right? So, with that in mind, my friends and I are always on the lookout for superior recordings, some of which, were recorded a long time ago ... and can blow away most of the so-called Audiophile recordings of today.
A good example was a CD that my friend Robert brought over the other night. Its a compilation of jazz vocalists and was given away by Brooks Brother's clothiers as a spiff to their customers. Buy a shirt and tie and you get the CD. lol* Its so well recorded I swear that its a direct transfer from the master tapes. A nice thrift store find by Robert for a dollar.
Frank
