Ha! Cool Thread - Thanks Eweedhome!
Perhaps my list is a little more off the path but...
In no particular order and by no means exhaustive:
1.] It's not about the music. It's about an experience. The system is the silver platter, the music is what gets served and the taste is the experience.
2.] Optimized simplicity is better than impressive complexity. A chain door lock works. A chain door lock with a maze for the door jam works too but...
3.] Hidding behind how smart I think I is or ain't isolates me and starves the broader soul of the matter. If I had a triple E or M.E. Maters on my wall, somewhere on it I'd like it to read "You've not arrived. you've only just begun..."
4.] The beauty of a woman is to be appreciated, not figured out. Music is the same way. To that end...
5.] Music is not intended to be an intellectual exercise. Oh it can be but it sort of misses the point.
6.] The "Boy" in us likes his toys - this is good - but...am I "Man" enough to let the passion of music stir something beyond my intellect to inspire something better in me?
7.] Being an audiophile does not preclude or exclude having a life. It requires it!....
8.] If you're an audiophile that just means you have high expectations. This is good.
9.] If you're an audiophile it's more about a journey - not the destination.
10.] If you're an audiophile, have realistic expectations: Excellence will serve you better than perfection.
11.] If you're an audiophile, letting yourself "dance to the music" more often will serve you better than a habit of "judging the system".
12.] If you're an audiophile and your playback never did or doesn't engage you emotionally any more, It's likely one of two things or a combination of the two: a.) Your system really, really sucks or b.) you don't have a life where music can anchor your experiences.
13.] If you're not an audiophile anymore, it probably means your system really, really sucked and/or you have a life...
14.] Audiophile: 1982 - 200? R.I.P.
It's the space in between, the dash, that really matters.
Cheers!
Robert
RSAD
Perhaps my list is a little more off the path but...
In no particular order and by no means exhaustive:
1.] It's not about the music. It's about an experience. The system is the silver platter, the music is what gets served and the taste is the experience.
2.] Optimized simplicity is better than impressive complexity. A chain door lock works. A chain door lock with a maze for the door jam works too but...
3.] Hidding behind how smart I think I is or ain't isolates me and starves the broader soul of the matter. If I had a triple E or M.E. Maters on my wall, somewhere on it I'd like it to read "You've not arrived. you've only just begun..."
4.] The beauty of a woman is to be appreciated, not figured out. Music is the same way. To that end...
5.] Music is not intended to be an intellectual exercise. Oh it can be but it sort of misses the point.
6.] The "Boy" in us likes his toys - this is good - but...am I "Man" enough to let the passion of music stir something beyond my intellect to inspire something better in me?
7.] Being an audiophile does not preclude or exclude having a life. It requires it!....
8.] If you're an audiophile that just means you have high expectations. This is good.
9.] If you're an audiophile it's more about a journey - not the destination.
10.] If you're an audiophile, have realistic expectations: Excellence will serve you better than perfection.
11.] If you're an audiophile, letting yourself "dance to the music" more often will serve you better than a habit of "judging the system".
12.] If you're an audiophile and your playback never did or doesn't engage you emotionally any more, It's likely one of two things or a combination of the two: a.) Your system really, really sucks or b.) you don't have a life where music can anchor your experiences.
13.] If you're not an audiophile anymore, it probably means your system really, really sucked and/or you have a life...
14.] Audiophile: 1982 - 200? R.I.P.
It's the space in between, the dash, that really matters.
Cheers!
Robert
RSAD