@barts love your response.
ARE AUDIOPHILES OVERLY SENSITIVE BY NATURE?FEELINGS AND OPINIONS?
I have been an audiophile the last 20 years for the last 5 years I have worked with Infigo Audio as my industry affiliation. It’s been my experience in business and audio conversations that there are 2 areas that are interesting. When giving opinions many audiophiles try to come off smarter than the people they are talking to. Also in conflict resolution if you have disagreements they are more willing to go to extremes. Has anyone else experienced this. Some seem like they can tell you what to do? How to post etc. which to me is crazy. Most of us are 30, 40, 50, 60,70 plus. Thoughts everyone?
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@tubeguy76 i agree some folks can get downright nasty over the smallest things |
We participate in a hobby where people have different experiences. Acoustically and equipment wise. Some of us are completely closed minded to cables making a difference. Some think that certain prices are a waste no matter how good the equipment is. The thing that really interests me is that the level of expertise people THINK THEY HAVE! In addition to that they think that that allows them to speak in ways to other audiophiles that are justified in their minds. There is no certifications Or authentication processes that we go through. I have no problem with one’s opinions. Just the way the deliver it! |
@mahgister i Agree with you. I like to continue to learn in this hobby of ours. I also try to remain pleasant when discussing audio. But I’m aware that I’m surrounded by folks that have been in the hobby 20,30, 40, 50 years. I try to talk to them understanding that. You can’t be dismissive and disrespectful to folks in certain ways. Some of our guys act like they are OZ! |
@roxy54 actually I do it to make the point. We do things that others don’t agree with and that’s ok |
@jacobsdad2000 i 100% agree with you. I’m not a measurements freak. You can have great measurements and a system that sounds like crap.I have people telling me that it must measure this and that. Then I have people telling me I’m not hearing differences that I hear that it’s just confirmation bias. Whatever! |
@roxy54 yup I’m overly sensitive about folks telling other folks what they are hearing and not hearing. That people who spend a lot of money on gear are idiots that know nothing about audio. That it has to measure this and that. That I can’t post in CAPS! That I have to put industry affiliations down when I’m not even discussing the gear or the brand. That the only people who know audio are the guys that are telling others in the end that they are a bunch of suckers. Yup I’m overly sensitive to that. |
@roxy54 i can understand your point. It’s fine. I get it. |
@ozzy yes |
@2psyop yes I agree. Some folks go too far. We are all grown men. Some are very disrespectful and childish |
@j-wall i try not to be that way with people. I’m open. I let people borrow and try things because I want them to be happy in the end. This hobby is supposed to be fun and stress relieving. Happy |
@czarivey maybe they are not gullible. Maybe they are right. |
@jayctoy my audio buddy passed 5 years ago. It’s been rough. Went on this journey together. He had been in more years than I had. That’s why I try to to argue or be nasty. Life is too short. |
@uncledemp that part all day. Recently had an issue. Your response is exactly what I’m talking about. Guy threw a MINE MINE MINE FIT! Lol. Can’t talk crazy to people and disparage their integrity. Thumb Thugging! |
@kennyc you have the best answer yet. I agree 100% you hit on everything! |
@roxy54 man I try to tell people all the time. Let your ears be the judge. Some things measure great and sound like crap. I was the ear for our Infigo cable line. Made changes. Did most stuff by ear. |
@kennyc i was able to have access to the best equipment because I worked with a guy that was in the industry. He would take things on trade and I would have 60-90 day demos if equipment that back then I couldn’t afford. It was an eye opener. I had the Veloce ls1 in my home for 90 days on my Vienna acoustics and the transparency and soundstage was stunning and musical. From there I got more demos and stuff got better and better. A later could afford more high end and now I can buy what I want. Yes I work with Infigo Audio but I git it because it sounds amazing to me. It had the qualities of the best stuff I heard. Access to high end equipment or at least hearing it is very important in the journey. |
@balooo2 @mahler123 thats why I’m careful. I’m old school. I don’t talk to men a certain way or disrespect their character because the era I’m from you will get Batman sound effects POW! for doing that. It’s been my experience that people that do that are privileged brats who won’t say stuff like that to a real man to his face. I try not to deal with them because if they don’t understand that then we ain’t gonna work. Then on top of that it’s audio. To disrespect someone in the audio realm like this. You are a special one! I grew up in a place where you just didn’t do that. I seen a guy get knocked out in a barber chair for slick talking. Some of these guys are thumb thugging at an all time high! |
@mahgister @uncledemp man I understand that 100%. I had a rough upbringing that I won’t go into detail about. I survived it and became a lawyer. But I don’t talk crazy to,folks under any circumstances. I don’t tolerate it either. Once people do that I’m out on them cause I know how I am. Homey Don’t play dat! Had somebody thumb thugging over nothing I cut them loose! |