jf47t,
I am truly glad for you, that you are having great experiences in this hobby! Sounds like a fun night! I really believe in "to each his own" and though I may not be doing what you guys are, specifically speaking in terms of tweaking, I do my own stuff. So I lift a glass of spirits to you.
But I wonder if the sentiment is the same "from your side of the fence" because posts like you just made does continue to imply others are not "doing" this hobby, and if not by implication "doing it wrong."
Like this:
What do you think Michael meant by not "doing" the hobby?
Because I’m not sure what that could even mean. As far as I can see, everyone here "does" the hobby. On their own terms.
I may not, for instance, be "tuning" wood in my listening room, but I certainly fire up the system, sit back and enjoy music to no end!
Isn’t that "doing" the hobby at all?
Or do we have to be tweaking to do the hobby? Well, I certainly do that sometimes (though I try not to let it take precedence over mostly just listening to music). I like playing with speaker positioning, and acoustics in my room (I’ve made it really easy to do that). I enjoy changing up my amplification, or speakers (I own many speakers because I like how speakers sound different from one another). I spent a good two months setting up and testing all sorts of methods and materials to re-build my equipment rack and make an isolation base for my new turntable.
And I’m just really learning more about VTA adjustment etc.
So do I get to be included in the "doing the hobby" club?
Or does "doing the hobby" mean doing it on MG’s terms, and using his tuning methods?
And if what Michael meant to refer to was ending up posting and discussing the hobby on a forum like this, maybe "instead of" actively listening to our systems or something...then I’m unclear about that as well. After all, we can all walk and chew gum at the same time. I can post this...and soon after listen to a bunch of records, which I plan to do. Posting in this thread has never stopped me from my music listening time. Or from discussing with friends how to achieve something I want in my system. Or research other steps (for instance dialing in my new subwoofers...lots to be done).
And certainly, MG himself spends a lot of time posting on forums, writing evangelically about his method. So there can’t be anything wrong with that.
Just wondering if you can clear these questions up, because I truly am trying to make sense of such statements.
Because I wouldn't go claiming you, or Michael, or anyone else on this thread "isn't doing the hobby" and I'm wondering on what grounds you feel you/Michael can claim that about other audio enthusiasts.
Thanks!
I am truly glad for you, that you are having great experiences in this hobby! Sounds like a fun night! I really believe in "to each his own" and though I may not be doing what you guys are, specifically speaking in terms of tweaking, I do my own stuff. So I lift a glass of spirits to you.
But I wonder if the sentiment is the same "from your side of the fence" because posts like you just made does continue to imply others are not "doing" this hobby, and if not by implication "doing it wrong."
Like this:
He said when people are not "doing" the hobby it turns into talking aimlessly.
What do you think Michael meant by not "doing" the hobby?
Because I’m not sure what that could even mean. As far as I can see, everyone here "does" the hobby. On their own terms.
I may not, for instance, be "tuning" wood in my listening room, but I certainly fire up the system, sit back and enjoy music to no end!
Isn’t that "doing" the hobby at all?
Or do we have to be tweaking to do the hobby? Well, I certainly do that sometimes (though I try not to let it take precedence over mostly just listening to music). I like playing with speaker positioning, and acoustics in my room (I’ve made it really easy to do that). I enjoy changing up my amplification, or speakers (I own many speakers because I like how speakers sound different from one another). I spent a good two months setting up and testing all sorts of methods and materials to re-build my equipment rack and make an isolation base for my new turntable.
And I’m just really learning more about VTA adjustment etc.
So do I get to be included in the "doing the hobby" club?
Or does "doing the hobby" mean doing it on MG’s terms, and using his tuning methods?
And if what Michael meant to refer to was ending up posting and discussing the hobby on a forum like this, maybe "instead of" actively listening to our systems or something...then I’m unclear about that as well. After all, we can all walk and chew gum at the same time. I can post this...and soon after listen to a bunch of records, which I plan to do. Posting in this thread has never stopped me from my music listening time. Or from discussing with friends how to achieve something I want in my system. Or research other steps (for instance dialing in my new subwoofers...lots to be done).
And certainly, MG himself spends a lot of time posting on forums, writing evangelically about his method. So there can’t be anything wrong with that.
Just wondering if you can clear these questions up, because I truly am trying to make sense of such statements.
Because I wouldn't go claiming you, or Michael, or anyone else on this thread "isn't doing the hobby" and I'm wondering on what grounds you feel you/Michael can claim that about other audio enthusiasts.
Thanks!
