Given the time I spend learning about gear and listening to music I better be.
What is an audiophile? Are you an audiophile?
I had been pondering this question since I have been involved in audio. Not sure what audiophile means. I went to a few fellow audio gurus get together events and although I had fun and liked the company, I felt out of place. In fact of the opinions and passion people here on Audiogon have, I do not have such strong attachments. So what is your take.... are you an audiophile? If you are, how do you know?
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An audiophile is a person who has a reference sound for music that represents their most enjoyable listening and attempts to get as close to that reference when reproducing music electronically. For me, the sound of acoustic instruments and human voice live is my reference. My goal is to come as close to reproducing that sound as possible with equipment I can afford to buy. Others may have difference reference sounds. That is purely subjective. The key for an audiophile is the quest for reproducing music that meets that reference. |
If I hear a component on my system that makes a noticeable increase in the sound toward my reference, the question I ask is whether the cost of that component justifies the change it will make. A $5,000 cartridge may make a significant difference in the sound, but is beyond what I am willing to spend to get that difference. |
I won't be drawn on that, but I do wonder why the absence? |
my main criterion when evaluating anything audio is “does this increase my enjoyment of the music being played?“ nice troll @pedroeb |
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