Are audiophiles still out of their minds?

"I guess audiophiles are still crazy, I've seen worse things..."

Such as?  I think spending $100k on wires takes the cake.

Such as a $100K TV!!!

$100K TV is to a videophile as $100K speaker is to an audiophile.  I know of no videophile who has spent more than couple of hundred on wires.  At least videophiles know wire is wire.

bdp24...*L*  Hey, I'm just happy that someone else shares my appreciation of the BDDDB's 'musical deviance'.  And just so no one gets cranky on us for going 'off topic' in this thread, well, Yes, some audiophiliacs are crazy in dimensions that don't encompass 'mere' equipment...;)

I have a love of hearing the talented types 'goofing off', 'sonic puns' if you will...the Bonzos, Zappa ("Flakes" is a favorite, having been born and raised in southern CA, I can attest to his take on some of the residents), P.D.Q. Bach, and lately Salut Salon (chamber music with a twist...check out the 'live' YouTube vid).  If you can't make fun of it and have fun with it, IMHO there's something seriously wrong with you. *L*

That kinda relates to my 'take' on our 'hobby'.  I thought we're supposed to be listening to the music and not focusing on How it's being reproduced.  There's so many 'steps' 'twixt the performer and our ears these days that total accuracy is a chimera.  If one desires perfection, go to the live performance or talk your way into the studio,  And the latter will shatter any presumptions you may have held about what you've beheld in your listening environment.  Studio 'enhancements' and the equipment used in recording (or for that matter, any 'live' concert) are SOP now....

Besides....I've read enough about wires.  When materials experts say that 100% oxygen-free copper is just fine and everything else is basically hype and hyperbole, I don't see a rational reason to disagree.  I can't hear dog whistles, but I know when I see one being blown that Something is occurring.  Same with speakers...I can't hear 20Khz.  If it's loud enough, I can sense it's 'there', much like 10hz in the opposite 'direction'.

IMHO, 'perfection' doesn't exist.  If one wants 'perfection', give it up, and become an entity of pure energy.  And I'll wager a five buck bet you'll not be happy There, either. *L*  I'd be pissed, personally.  Food, sex, beer, and all the other things we enjoy become impossible and pointless. ;)  And the 'music of the spheres' will likely sound like static and Really Tick You Off.

For the remainder of eternity.  Now, That sounds like Hell. *LOL*

But, if you've got the bucks, buy fancy cables, y'all. *shrug*  To each...

dracule1 OP
890 posts
06-08-2016 10:13pm
"$100K TV is to a videophile as $100K speaker is to an audiophile. I know of no videophile who has spent more than couple of hundred on wires. At least videophiles know wire is wire."

On the other hand how many videophiles really care about sound quality? Not to mention how good does sound quality actually have to be for explosions and digital CGI effects?

Cheers,

geoff kait
machina dynamica