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.
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.