Audiophile frame of mind

I like buying gear pieces too... I will probably if i could afford it just by audiophile obsession...😁

( But What active speakers i could pick to beat my actual heavily modified one? They costed me 100 bucks 12 years ago and i would probably be obligated to pay few thousand to beat them so well they are now )

But i was cured of upgraditis  by acoustics experiments , then i dont feel the real need nor the urge to do it...

Think about that , i designed my last Helmholtz resonator with a discarded 4 feet tube of plastic. I inserted in it another long tubes made of straws... The impact is so huge, it is not only on "timbre" but on listener envelopment and immersiveness..

Then upgrading to what? This acoustic upgrade is incredible  for anyone who dont know acoustics...

My soundfield is stunning and natural, the cost is too low to be taken seriously by any audiophile here because price tags is all they think about ... 😊

I am lucky with my acoustic frame of mind...

@mahgister I like your take on an acoustic state of mind being more focused on the sound/experience. I am definitely both. I love having new gear that is eye candy but ultimately it is more about the sound. I just sold some speakers that I loved the look but they just weren’t delivering consistently enough on the SQ so they had to go.

Then generally "audiophile state of mind" is linked to the next upgrading gear cost... As illustrated by the OP statement...

"acoustic state of mind" by contrast is motivated by real listening under control experience and experiments at no cost or peanuts costs...😊

"audiophile state of mind" is not really aimed to sound improvement often but to gear design improvement...

Acoustics is not reducible to gear design quality...

In the three equation part : ears/room/system, the pieces of gear are, so important they may be and they are, secondary... ( especially when a synergetical basic system is available  already at a relatively low price according to your budget)

I bet to be one of the rare one saying it this way and clearly ... 😁😊😋😎

i remember when some mocked me few years ago after i called my grid of 100 tunable resonators : "mechanical equalizer" for system/room...😊

In my acoustic frame of mind i claimed that it was most powerful than many electronical equalizer ( will not explain why again here) and cost nothing except time and "trained ears" for the tuning .,..

Read this extract quote from "Helmholtz resonance" Wiki entry :

«A set of varied size resonators was sold to be used as discrete acoustic filters for the spectral analysis of complex sounds. There is also an adjustable type, called a universal resonator, which consists of two cylinders, one inside the other, which can slide in or out to change the volume of the cavity over a continuous range. An array of 14 of this type of resonator has been employed in a mechanical Fourier sound analyzer. »

I just put a new resonator made of straws inside the one i made with a discarded long plastic tube i picked in a field walking to decompress the new beautiful sound a bit ...😊

If i had changed my dac for a costlier one i would add so much adjectives to describe the improvement i just add with a few straws...

Audiophile state of mind ? ...No, acoustic state of mind ...😊

Cost : 10 cents or 15...

You can spare the money for a barbecue and discover low cost way of improving your sound...

It is wisest...

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