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I'm here for the enthusiasts, not the snobbery

Couple of threads have shown up lately. "Should you be an audiophile if you..." either have a certain type of gear, have a certain amount of money, or don’t make your own.

I personally reject all of that. I’m here for the enthusiasts, and those who suffer. That is, people who are enthusiastic about listening to music via electronics and those who are suffering with problems who need a little help. That’s how I try to build a community.

Also want to point out, again, that this hobby was built by hobbyists and tinkerers. The range included backyard self-electrocuting iconoclasts to scientists in acoustics and electrical engineering. I’m happy to welcome them all.

Laslty, I want to say something about the Porsche metaphor:

1 - All Porsches are ugly. This is an indisputable fact no one wants to talk about and means all debate needs to stop right there.

2 - Any motorcycle is more fun and exciting than any car.


Thank you for reading this and I’m glad I had a chance to nip these conversations in the bud. << evil troll laugh >>
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glupson
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"...Al's uncanny resemblance to Michelangelo's David, of which he is too humble to admit. 👍"
Humble is his middle name. David is his first. You guessed it, Michelangelo is his last.

almarg has been uniformly considered The (only?) Gentleman here. Impossible to disagree with that.
glupson
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"...you can spend most of your time tweaking or driving; you don’t have to have uber gear to get thrills..."
The most thrill I have ever had driving was a few years ago down the curvy goat-level steep narrow island roads in the 1970s Beetle convertible. No railguards, of course. The thrill was in virtually no braking power of that thing.

Yes, low-level gear can get you thrills, but I would have given my life for a brand new Bugatti at that moment. Not much of an exchange, though. I thought my life was about to be over anyway.
isochronism
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glubson, It take's one to know one ..... 😄
glupson
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isochronism,
"glubson, It take’s one to know one ..... 😄"
Do not flatter yourself looking like David. geoffkait said two of you know each other from the Venus de Milo Impersonator Convention.
isochronism
2,893 posts
 
glubson, how about that down-hill road on a fixed-gear track bicycle and lose contact with ever increasing cadence of the pedals ..... 
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