Fun read...

Curse?  I understand the sentiment.  Me personally.  Once I got past years of experimentation, and years of trail-and-error, spending tons of money in the process, which sometimes felt like a curse, being an Audiophile became pure pleasure.  Happy listening 

I quite enjoy being an audiophile for enjoyment of listing to great sounding music. 

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!

It's a journey like any other, enjoying the ride is up to you. 

Certainly a writing that will knot up the panties of any old fart with limited scope on life, how dare they Minimize their Holy Grail. Everything has its limit, diminishing returns, placebo.., all lies Lol.