Greek Audiophile - Documentary Video


I just thought some of you may get a kick out of this, as well as possibly some inspiration : )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xs1aUws0Lrs

I'm not sure if this is allowed under audiogon's policies, but I'm sure the moderators will let me know.
poolie
The Reviewers are raving:
"A Turntable Tour de Force!"
"Some of the most intense audiophile footage ever recorded!"
"230 Volts of Cinematic Pleasure!"
"An Olympian Acoustic Accomplishment!"
"An Epic, made for less than the cost of a rig!"
"The only movie to see during an Earthquake!"

Seriously, did anyone catch the expressions on the faces of the women? Authentic pain. They are true saints to put up with it.
Hi Bombay: Busted! I have actually met some of these people, and listened to their systems. However, I think the film is more than a display of systems.

I actually found this little film moving in certain ways. Nicely made; the editing, the music and images blended quite nicely. And the hobbyist nature came out well.

And this is important. After all, and despite everything, there is passion in this hobby; it's time a little bit of our own passion came out in the open -- not as "Oh you guys are crazy" -- but simply as "you guys are really into something, just like other people are into s/thing else". "And it's fascinating", because it is after all.

As s/one said in the film, "other people buy Mercs, I buy hi-end gear... For me they are crazy". Why not?

BTW, a few of the systems are not only expensive -- they are superlative (sonic=wise).

Cheers.
Excellent documentary and with very fine video work. I enjoyed it immensely, and at two levels, the first being the outrageousness and neurotic nature of the hobbyist contrasted against the true lover of music. The latter bringing the sanity to why we do what we do in my mind and maybe validate our madness just a bit to the outsider. I hope. Interesting though, how a guy with a 100K in his system and a mighty fine TT at that, doesn't even know how to read simple directions on the proper use of a Zerostat gun. With all due respect, again it reveals the juxtaposition.
Happy Listening!
R_f_sayles, I'll bet it's more likely that he's familiar with the instructions, but after 50 or so hours of experimentation he feels he has discovered a better way to utilize it. In the thinking of an obsessive audiophile one cannot spend enough time trying to improve upon tweaks which others have already spent countless hours developing!