Yeah I know buddy. Much easier to post in audio forums instead 😉🤯
un-becoming an audiophile
Yes, the title is what is sounds like.
I remember long ago, as a boy, I used to be able to enjoy music without picking apart a track. is the bass tight? is the midrange clear and life-like? is the treble resolution spot on? What about imaging/sound stage?
Most people have this very same superpower - not being an audiophile. They can play a song from the worst earbuds, laptop speakers, or even computer speakers - and enjoy the music; even sing along. They aren’t thinking about "how it sounds" or scrutinizing the audio quality. Actually, they couldn’t care less. They can spend their time on other life pursuits and don’t feel a need to invest big money (or much money at all) in the hi-fi hobby.
Any psychologists or scientists in the building? (please no Amir @amir_asr ) since you are neither! ...despite the word "science" being in your domain name - audio science review.
Please, I beg you. Help me get away from this hobby.
Imagine - being able to enjoy all of your favourite music - while still achieving that dopamine rush, along with serotonin, and even oxytocin - the bonding hormone, which can be released while listening to songs with deep emotional messages, or love songs.
We’re very much like food critics or chefs in a sense. We want the best of something (in this case, audio) I’m sure michelin star chefs face the same thing in their own right...can’t enoy or even eat the food unless it’s up to a certain standard.
When we audiophiles want to listen to music, we often play it on a resolving system, so as to partake in a a "high-end" listening experience. We often pick apart music and fault the audio components in our system, cables etc. All of this takes away from the experience of enjoying music as a form of art/entertainment. It has been said that some famous artists don’t even own a high-end audio system.
I gained a great deal of wisdom of from the documentary - Greek Audiophile. In it, we have audiophiles from all walks of life. Their families think they’re crazy for spending all this money on audio. They say it sounds "nice" or "real" but still can’t justify it.
I think it’s all in the brain. If we can reset our brains (or me at least) I can still enjoy music without needing a great system for it.
- Jack
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@bob540 +1 ... but if you’re living healthy, eating protein and veggies, doing a little weight-bearing exercise along w some walking, you could have another 20+ years, BUT, that said, I agree it’s good to prepare. At age 60, I have been going through the same thing, preparing my trust documents... should have done it years ago. What really threw a wrench in and slowed me down was trying to figure out how to best distribute my physical possessions; the money assets aspect was much easier to figure. What to do exactly w my nice stereo gear? Who would most "deserve" and appreciate inheriting it? I really had a hard time with that, and it caused me a lot of anxiety... but then it gradually dawned on me: nobody I know cares about it, really. My spouse would like some of it, but would rarely use it w/o me there. Sure, they know it’s "nice," but they wouldn’t necessarily care to have it, wouldn’t want to bother w it, most likely ... they stream bluetooth to their soundbars, if that, or listen on their stupid phones. So, that realization made it easier: directed my trust to have my durable power of finances decide what she wants, if anything, and then three others in order get to choose... and after that, it will all just be lumped together with all my other physical possessions to be sold off, the money then going to the trust through which the money will be distributed exactly like I directed for the other financial assets. (charitable remainder trust annuities for my sisters for income, no lump sums; once my sisters are gone, then the Nature Conservancy keeps the cash to buy critical habitat and preserve it -- sorry nieces and nephews, you’re on your own, so reap what you yourselves actually sow, lol) It was actually kind of eye-opening, and a relief: nobody besides myself actually cares about my gear, really. They like it when they hear it, but they wouldn’t necessarily want it. Too much hassle for ’em, not worth the trouble. Yes, I’ve mentored a couple people along the way towards simple, quality smaller systems; I’ll settle for that torch-passing. So, "what to do w my gear once I’m gone" became easy on my mind, instead of troubling. Over and out; time to do some reading w classical radio station playing softly through my Heresy IVs ... |
@uncledemp : My guess is not what you thought 😂😂. from a long time ago in the forums when I was young and cocky. Then it stuck. Favorite track from my favorite band: |
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