I value my alone time too, but I'm lucky that my partner Valerie is interested in my fiddling endeavours to improve the sound, and has input with suggestions. She also likes sitting quietly next to me to listen, as we share a liking for a lot of the same music. One thing I will say, in my alone time, I tend to have the volume higher than when we are both listening. I'm not sure if that's because Valerie likes it quieter or because she is thinking of the neighbours, I should ask :^) Also we have totally separate finances so she doesn't grumble about the cost, she buys what she wants and I buy what I want. In fact she has two amps and speakers of her own, even if they are Chinese :^( We have managed 20 years like that, and still happy.
Definitely lonely to be an audiophile
Today Ricardo Arjona is broadcasting a virtual concert, I know most of you English natives don't care, but let's imagine is someone you like from "these" times, English speaking artist.
The neighbors have a crappy TV streaming the concert, really bad quality, my wife is upstairs watching on TV, really bad as well.
I do like his songs so I'm in my living room listening to his previous Hires records, on my super system, and I can hear next door the TV broadcasting and I'm wondering what the heck, am I crazy, I rather be alone enjoying the sound from previous Hires recordings, than socially sharing that "noise", it does makes me lonely though, I like social interactions, it is who I am, but definitely being an audiophile makes you an outcast. Just another dilemma, acceptance is bliss
Good night everybody
The neighbors have a crappy TV streaming the concert, really bad quality, my wife is upstairs watching on TV, really bad as well.
I do like his songs so I'm in my living room listening to his previous Hires records, on my super system, and I can hear next door the TV broadcasting and I'm wondering what the heck, am I crazy, I rather be alone enjoying the sound from previous Hires recordings, than socially sharing that "noise", it does makes me lonely though, I like social interactions, it is who I am, but definitely being an audiophile makes you an outcast. Just another dilemma, acceptance is bliss
Good night everybody