Nothing wrong with carefully spending your hard-earned money.
Who else here is frugal?
If I had to describe myself as an audiophile in one word, I'd like it to be frugal. Iconoclast may also be right, but if I'm different it may be due to being frugal. There used to be a TV show called The Frugal Gourmet. To paraphrase him, the food he cooked wasn't necessarily cheap, but he'd get as much value as he could out of what he was doing.
Being an iconoclast doesn't hurt either. Listening for yourself and buying what you like, regardless of what reviewers say and how expensive something is also points us towards this.
What about you? Do you feel better saving money than spending it? Then tell us about yourself. :)
Being an iconoclast doesn't hurt either. Listening for yourself and buying what you like, regardless of what reviewers say and how expensive something is also points us towards this.
What about you? Do you feel better saving money than spending it? Then tell us about yourself. :)
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hombre"I find it really annoying reading about a $54,000.00 amplifier (that's right, 54 grand) in stereophile magazine' Why would that annoy you do alll expensive things you find annoying? |
Good thread, Eric. A lot of thoughtful posts here. I particularly appreciate the posts by audiozenology and almarg. I will say that a few years ago I realized that the quest for perfect sound reproduction is ultimately pointless, because whenever I attend a Symphony Concert I realize that no home system could ever reproduce the sensation of being in a large hall . Ultimately home listening is an illusion,albeit a potentially very satisfying one. Different equipment highlight different aspects of that illusion. Once a satisfying recipe is found, stick with it until your preferences change, but accept that reproduction of music is inherently limited. |
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