Why Do You Love Being an Audiophile?

Audiophile?  Not really......MusicphIle assuredly. Unfortunately getting to the best music reproduction for your ears requires you to graduate from audiophile academy a long and ardeous curriculum. And it's never ending education. When you think you got it you find out you are mistaken.
I do not give my opinions on equipment, everybody hears different but will ask for advice when something is bothering me with my system. Continous education!

You must be a musicphile as precursor to audiophile

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My grandfather pieced together a synthesizer that worked with tubes and he waved his hand over it to change sounds. He kept tubes, wires, capacitors, diodes, flux, soldering irons and many interesting things in two large flat metal boxes under the bed. I was fascinated by all of this, as a small child, and today I think I am the only adult in my neighborhood with a home audio tube amplifier.
Although I liked audio and might think myself a music luver, even an amateur audiophile, I think many audiophiles knowledge is not a lack of expertise, but they treat topics that are highly subjective as “ yes I know what is the best” and I don’t like the arrogance some of these same people have, including myself sometimes, about the subject. Blowhards, including sales people, are really irritating. The fun, easygoing and healthy exchange of ideas on websites like these are what I enjoy very much. High end Audio is just fancy boxes of wires that sometimes sound great, one should not take it too seriously. Great music is much more meaningful, but still even that is very subjective.

@2psyop  that thing your grandfather created is a theremin.Think of the Beach Boys "Good Vibrations" or the " Ooooooo" sounds in old horror movies.Those things are a blast to play with:)

I'm just a music lover that became fascinated by how putting together various components and tweaks can change the entire listening experience from average to "the band is in my room".I 've found it to be an isolating hobby though,the only audio buddy I have is my own brother.And you folks here of course.I don't feel smug or superior to people I know who are thrilled with their home theater in a box.They do leave me baffled at times though.My niece had placed four small speakers and a sub all along the left wall of the seating area.Huh?!She had no interest in my offer to set them up correctly.Oh well...