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You know you are an Audiophile when:

You have a dedicated audio room.

Your listening chair is in the “Sweet Spot”.

You have sound treatment on your walls.

You spend hours properly placing and tweaking your speakers.

You understand that properly placed speakers will create a 3D sound stage (placing musicians and singers in localized positions… from  left to right… front to back) [Sound-stage]

Your stereo is worth more than your vehicle.

You know that higher end components do a better job of: being less fatiguing to listen to, creating the imaging (sound-stage), representing the instruments more accurately and with more detail, are more involving.

You are intimately aware of the performance and tonal quality of your system, and can describe the results of any changes in the system.

You are aware of how bad the sound is for the first 3 - 4 songs at any live music event.

98 % of the time… when someone cranks their stereo up and says “This sounds GREAT” you cringe. You could list all the ways and reasons why it sounds awful… but you don’t.

When listening to music… you spend a portion of time listening to and exploring the placement of the sounds in the sound stage, and the quality and detail of your system… with your eyes closed.

You become aware of how bad the sound is on some recordings.

You are painfully aware how awful sound systems are at bars and clubs.

You have increased the sound performance of your system through upgrades and tweaks... multiple times.

You are aware of sound reflections in your home, and live music events.

You continue to learn and try new things.

Out of curiosity… you try various things on your system… to see what, and if… there are any improvements… ie: cables, cords, isolation, dampening… etc.

 


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cd318
2,636 posts
 
'Too many systems?'
Yes, thank god for the loft.


'You buy an uncomfortable low back couch because it will let you listen to the stereo better?'

Yes, that's how my back issues started

'You become aware of how bad the sound is on some recordings?'

Majority of them unfortunately.


You are painfully aware how awful sound systems are at bars and clubs?

Yes, ranging from pain to 'at least there's good dynamics.'


'Your stereo is worth more than your vehicle?'

At least twice as much.


'You visit Audiogon forum every day?'

Several times. In fact more since the Lockdown started.

'When you plan your vacation around a few Audio Stores you would like to visit.'

Well it would be a shame to waste a trip to London and not check out at least a few of the specialist stores.


'No matter how great your system sounds you are looking for improvement?'

Yes, if only the illusion was a little more real. Although to be fair I am a little surprised at how currently nothing unpleasant stands out. I'm almost scared to touch anything in case something 'goes off'. Maybe I should mark the exact current positions.


Yes, I know, I understand. There's no cure for this, is there?  By the way doctor, if you don't mind me asking, what kind of system do you have? 
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b_limo
2,277 posts
 
-None of your cables touch the ground, or each other
-when someone asks how much a certain component costs, you divide the cost by 75% and their response is “wow, thats expensive”
-your outlets are medical grade and cryogenically treated
-you take into consideration what effect your listening chair will have on the sound of your system
-when showing someone how good your system sounds, you consider yourself an acoustic panel and stand where it will be most beneficial-you’ve started analyzing the acoustic properties in the rooms of your favorite you tubers and unsubscribed from those that have slap echo, even if they have the best content
-you leave your system on 24/7 in order to burn in a new component
-you unplug your system at the first sight of a thunderstorm
-you’ve responded to this thread
-you’ve read this thread and go “Hey, I do that!”  


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dougeyjones
163 posts
 
Demagnetizing tracks 😐


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andera OP
37 posts
 
You post a photo of your system in a FB audio group...  people get bent out of shape... it gets a bit ugly... and you are accused of "Showing Off".
chrshanl37
835 posts
 
Instead of enjoying what you have, you go on audio forums and s@#t on people for enjoying what they have.
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