Though that is not how to define, 'audiophile'. S
Rather, such persons are in search of audio Nirvana. A state where with little or no effort one is transported on the ship, 'psycho-acoustic phenomenon', to the Auditorium, or Recording studio, where the musicians create the music.
At least when playing those all too rare sonically superior, well engineered recordings.
But it is not for everyone. And even many of those aspire only to achieving a 'sound' for their system, which by the way tends to make all recordings sound alike, using their system to 'improve' the music.
But then there seems to be a true and a false, the fake and the real, in just about everything. Even that is OK, as long as you know the differece.
An artist told me once, you can wear polka dots with plaid, as long as you know they clash.
Rather, such persons are in search of audio Nirvana. A state where with little or no effort one is transported on the ship, 'psycho-acoustic phenomenon', to the Auditorium, or Recording studio, where the musicians create the music.
At least when playing those all too rare sonically superior, well engineered recordings.
But it is not for everyone. And even many of those aspire only to achieving a 'sound' for their system, which by the way tends to make all recordings sound alike, using their system to 'improve' the music.
But then there seems to be a true and a false, the fake and the real, in just about everything. Even that is OK, as long as you know the differece.
An artist told me once, you can wear polka dots with plaid, as long as you know they clash.