At some point, it's probably just cheaper to hire musicians to perform in your living room instead
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Aesop was much more concise.
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It's only a curse if it's your only avocation causting you to put your effort here when there is little or nothing that needs attention. I use my system to relax and recover after hiking, climbing, and ultradistance running. I have to share time with my personal machine shop where I make a lot of cool sh*t. I could keep going. I never need to find something to enertain me by making upgrades that don't need to be made. Jerry |
There are certainly measures to be considered. Pure audiophile is like pure leftist in other words it's best to have certain measures when diving into a certain industry, faith or view. Please follow checklist of measures and place X-s as-if there's a check-box ?Do you audition or even A/B an audio furniture .... Yey Nay ?Do you purchase each and every time new 180g release of Aja, Diana Krall or Nora Jones Yey Nay ?Do you pay pastor to bless your new components at church Yey Nay ?Will you drive 600 miles just to compare how your system sounds vs. your friend's Yey Nay ?Will you purchase flight and hotel for visiting an audiofest Yey Nay ?Do you know what is the difference in sound when speaker wires on the floor or elevated Yey Nay ?Have you taken a cash loan out of your house to pay off your speakers Yey Nay
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Written by a non-audio hobbyist, this piece misleads anyone might be interested in hi quality home audio. It is quite possible to purchase compnents and build a fine sounding system for under $5,000. If you DIY, that comes down to $3500, perhaps even less buying used equipment. Let's not scare off potntial audio pals. Invitpeople to bring their favorite recorded over and hear it on your systems. Show them what is possiin a home setting. Enjoy the music! |
I like this paragraph.
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What a load of nonsense...my audiophile hobby over many decades has rewarded me with loads of pure fun, and if, for example, I try out various speakers and don't like some of 'em I send 'em back or sell them off...any cable that doesn't work to my tastes...gone. Who cares? This results in a great sounding and utterly satisfying system playing music I like to a degree of accuracy and coherence that astonishes me every day, and just gets better and better. If this isn't happening for you, get into stamp collecting maybe. |
Great point. Most things in life are compromises… often easy… but still. Pursuing perfection a one or two things is good for the soul. For me audiophilia has been, within my financial constraints, a lifetime pursuit of perfection. Now retired, I reap the rewards of the decades of in depth research and outsized investment. This and photography have been incredibly rewarding. And unlike so many other things, once completed it is virtually free. |
Since I was a kid ,I have always been around audio equipment. From my uncle Mike recording on his Reel to Reel tape recorder in 1960.To My grandfather and his RCA console,to my stepfather and his Motorola Stereo console. My Jncle Sonny's friend Harrand his Stereo equipment, amps, tape player.I would read all the Audio magazines out then Stereo Review, Audio etc.I wanted to own my own Audio equipment. I never had thousands of dollars to spend.But from read and listening I have done a good job on my equipment. I'm 72 now retired and just enjoying what I have. |
The author is simply outside looking in. The main reason we do this is a “much deeper connection with recorded music”. No other art touches the soul like music. The joy of exploration. The joy of the treasure hunt. The fun of trying out different components, simply targeting increased enjoyment. The science behind the technology. Sure this hobby can be costly, but the emotional connection to the music and gear exploration is priceless to audiophiles in this hobby. |
