in an industry that often seems bedevilled by sharks, starry eyed cable enthusiasts and the dreaded snake oil purveyors.
You need to find a new place to buy gear.
Why Are People So Concerned About How Others Spend Their Money?
It's really tiring. Audiophools, Snake Oil, why buy this/that. I don't give a rip what others do, although I like to read about it but none of my business. I'm just not geared that way. People want to buy a Lambo, 10,000 buck cables, 100,000 buck loudspeakers, it's no skin off my nose yet some people are obsessed with what others do. I don't get it.
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But isn't the majority of this forum about exchanging advice on how to wisely spend time and money to achieve better music reproduction quality? For example, should I buy the Wilsons or the Magicos? When someone asks what amp should they buy one of the first replies is always "what's your budget?" If someone posts that they need a new phono preamp with 60dB gain for their newly purchased low output cartridge and state that they only have $500 to spend, then isn't any suggestion a concern about how that person spends their money? There's helpful advice and there's also less than helpful advice, but they are nearly always about how to spend time and money. |
@onhwy61 , To me there’s a very clear distinction between inquiry regarding budget so that one can tailor their response and be more specific (Helpful?) with recommdations of potential products. For example, it the speaker budget is 5K then you wouldn’t suggest Magico S5 speakers. That is not being judgemental, but rather it’s being considerate and respectful of stated monetary limits. If on the other hand someone says their preamplifier budget is 20K and someone responses with, only a fool would pay that kind of money. You can get a preamplifier just as good for 3K. That’s judgemental, arrogant and rude. This type of reponse is a person asserting their own person standard’s or limits onto another. Big difference. Charles |
@charles1dad : well said! |
Upon reading the original post my first thought was that's just plain envy. Now after about 30 seconds(!) of reflection I do believe that there is more to it than that. I'm thinking that there is some jealousy involved as in "I can't believe that the SO of this audiophile allows this amount of dollars to be spent on this stupid hobby" Envy and jealousy are a very volatile mix. Regards, BTW, I finally caught on to all the robot phrases. Jeez I'm slow on the uptake. |
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