Bojack, perspective plays into it. I saw FAQs online where people have spent countless hours deconstructing Parsons' work. Now, I'd say THAT is nerdy. I simply was turning a tidbit of the music I was listening to into an informal audio test.
True, some people don't wish to conduct any testing, they just want to listen. That's certainly their prerogative, and they may be "audiophiles" in their own minds. I would call them more of a music lover if they could care little about the performance of the system.
To that end I would suggest that anyone hanging around here, including yourself, is nerdy to some degree.
Hifitime, yes, looking back at the post I wrote it does look weird putting the words "things" and "stuff" in quotes. It can be misconstrued, which was not my intent. I shared with Al my top secret for a system, one which I'm writing up now. I didn't want to say publically what the system configuration is, thus the bland generalizations. He is knowledgeable enough and a gentleman enough that I thought he would enjoy a sneak preview of the system. He has promised confidentiality until the reivew is published, and I believe he will honor it. :)
