You lost me at that oddly constructed first sentence. Your remembrances (fondly) are beyond my comprehension. I guess it takes all kinds...
Am I right for this forum?
I’ve been an Audiogon member for some years now; I remember (fondly) "millercarbon," for example, which will mean something to some of you. And I’ve been a lover of audio equipment since high school—so, for over 50 years (I graduated in 1973). And yet...more and more, I find myself alienated from this forum, even though I do still read it regularly.
I do have what I consider a very "high-fidelity" system. I’ve written a very long account of my "audio journey," complete with many photos, but not "published" it on this site. I’m also a member of our local audio club, which includes several very well-heeled members who have systems costing more than most homes (one of them owns equipment valued at nearly a million dollars, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg: his system is housed in a separate structure purpose-built for it that cost well over a million). I play cello and guitar; my wife plays piano, my daughter piano and violin. We play those instruments in the same room occupied by my main audio system, and so I can attest to the "fidelity" of that system’s reproduction.
And yet...my system cost me less than $3,000 in total. I don’t lust after any particular "upgrade," even though I read reviews and all the many accounts of improvements in "SQ" documented in this forum.
So...am I an "audiophile," or not? Do I belong here, or not?
I’m listening right now to a wonderful bit of Mozart. I also love Tool. And Christy Moore. And Eva Cassidy. And so many others. I agree with Nietzsche: without music, life would be a mistake. But am I an audiophile? Do I belong on this forum?
Any sympathy here? Anyone else feel alienated from the "audiophile community" despite loving the miracle of audio technology?
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I ferociously discussed against many Millercarbon idea by the way and i never hated him... Then i dont understand people hate toward anyone... Being annoyed by someone ideas i understand that 😁but hate ? After all these years ? Anyway i like people and discussions...😊 This sentence make then perfect sense to me ... Why using this impressions of someone as a motive of rejecting his post ? Think about that ...
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Dont display ignorance in full view by repeating common place useless fact and classification... Someone with a handbook of acoustics and a low- fi system know more than a dude with a 100,000 bucks sound system in his living room and no book ...😁
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@snilf nice house, nice system(s). I won’t sugar coat this but I find your post very unusual and even more unusual the millercarbon “name dropping”. I see several of your earlier posts and responses so that kind of makes me think you consider yourself to be an audiophile and obviously you’re a music lover as well since you’ve been an active member here contributing on a forums. |
Why suspecting the OP of trolling ? He explained well his experiences and his impressions and propose to publish his virtual system page...😊 For me trolls are mostly and essentially harassing people...And are people of bad faith ... With backthoughts... If not, many people who may ask candid question about cables, tweaks,measurements, products, people will be accused of trolling especially by someone who will not like the cables,tweaks, measurements,products or people named etc... Then i am not lost at all seeing the sincerity of the OP.... I always suppose to begin with here on audiogon that people act on good faith ... Why acting otherwise?
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