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Head-Fi can be so hardcore

I was going through the IER Z1R thread on HF and the lengths some people go to to squeeze every last bit of sound (pun intended) out of their stuff make my eyes water.

To each their own but it seems like some (many?) people use music to listen to their gear, and I wonder if they even enjoy music or is it just something to justify their investments...

OTOH, reading that thread does make me wonder if I'm underutilizing mine, now I have to guard myself against bad financial decisions...

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yyzsantabarbara
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Head-fi folks are the future of audio. Mostly young people that love music and gear. Most people on A'gon are my age or older. Not really a growth segment of the population.

yyzsantabarbara
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My friend is a headphone hardware vendor. He tells me that the excitement in the headphone market is like the 2-channel market in the 1970's. More people can afford the gear.

I have sold a lot of gear on Head-fi, Audiogon, and USAM. By far the youngest demographic were the Head-fi sales.

 

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