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How Do You Live The Audiophile Life

I don’t really have the credentials to be on Audiogon. Kef Q150s and new NAD equipment that replaced my stalwart Arcam Solo. Maybe I can peek over the fence.
So I’ve have a question about the new equipment. I’m browsing the forums, looking for an answer. I know as much as about audio as anyone who isn’t an audiophile. But I was astonished at the number of brands I’d never heard of. And I know the price of the stuff I have heard of.
I’m in NYC. Maybe there’s five high-end dealers here. I’m guessing that number drops off quickly once you cross the Hudson.
This is a long winded way to ask how you live the audiophile life? How do you get access to this stuff? I’d want to hear something before dropping a car-like sum on it. Do you buy blind? Do you travel? Go to the industry shows? Help me, teach me, inform me.
I guess this question applies to speakers as well. Maybe more so. But I was in the amplifier section so . . .
paul6001
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mahgister
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The mirage is the pursuit of ready made marketing electronic components at always higher price....

If you takes the matter in your own hand, and it is easier than any can imagine, there is no more mirage, only real hi-fi experience at peanuts cost...


Most cannot believe that, and some dont even want to listen to that at all....  :)
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mahgister
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Who will have the best sounding system?

a. Electronics engineer
b. Acoustics engineer
c. Audio engineer
d. Professional musician
e. System engineer
None of them,I can consult them all and go further than each one of them separetely....  :)
glupson
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"It has been fun but the business basically was born from unhappiness with high end retailers."
Lamborghini cars share similar birth history.
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geoffkait
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Do people really make a living selling audio equipment these days? Seriously?
glupson
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AirPods are audio equipment, too, so I would say yes. Maybe Bluetooth speakers, too.
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