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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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danager
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I hate to say it but you probably don't belong here.  For the first thing your stereo setup was WAY TO NEAT  Where are the jumble of wires the size of fire hoses strewn all over the house?  Where are the special power plugs "required" to provide pristine electricity to your components?  Where are the snarky responses to your choices in music?

Look at who's here and who's not.  I actually met with Chuck "Millercarbon" at his house for an extended listening sessions.  I mean I was there all day.  He fed me, talked music with me and actually demonstrated the sound difference power cables made.  He took his speaker wires off of the lifters while the song was playing so I could and did hear the affect they had on the overall sound.  He hosted a meet with whole bunch of other hobbyists and we spent the day totally immersed in the hobby.  If he doesn't "belong here"  who does? 

Like Chuck you appear to be willing to enjoy your system and wish to talk about it.  I'm not sure that kind of talk is appreciated here so yeah maybe you don't belong.  As for being an AudioPhile  If you break the word into it's components

Audio:  As pertaining to sound
Phile:  An affinity for something

It looks to me that you fit the description but apparently that doesn't mean you should be a part of this forum.

Cheers and you're doing better than me as I had to look up who Stuart Smiley was.

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danager
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@tomic601

 

I'm just a guy with a hobby.  On the MC System post there is a photo of the group at the meet up,  I'm the good looking one.

In real life?  Do you mean in a metaphysical, philosophical or 3d dimensional sense?  You can check my posts I try to be consistent and up front with both my expertise or lack there of.  I'm a year older then the OP if he was truthful about the year he graduated and was once in the biz way to many decades ago.  Are you asking because you don't believe that I belong here either or can't believe that an online persona is an actual person in "real life".  Just a question,  you have almost as many posts as Millercarbon.  How many times have you opened your home to a persona on a forum to let them hear your system that you have never met?  It wasn't Chuck but I've actually had a member mail be set of expensive interconnects just so I could compare them to my inexpensive ones with the only request is that i reimburse  his shipping cost when I returned them. 

Maybe before you make accusations pertaining to a persons identity you should you take your finger out of whatever dark place you appear to be storing it and use it to simply click on my posts and see for yourself who I am.

 

 

 

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