You were recommended to subscribe to TAS and Stereophile and go to some high end shops. I read both magazines and went to high end shops when I could get around well enough. I have never or will never want to be considered an "Audiophile". Most of the ones I have talked to in person were busy listening to equipment and not music. Now I don't know very many "Audiophiles" but the ones who told me they were never talked about the music just their equipment and how much they paid for it. As for me, I had to listen to tube equipment to find out what it was all about and fell in love with the sound. In the past I had to sell my Integrated amp built by Paul Grebeck (hope the spelling is correct) at
Tube Audio Design
outside of Chicago to help a friends mother with paying for her cancer tests. Just an amazing piece of equipment. I'm hoping to get back into tubes again. This just what I found out about Audiophiles myself.Ron
How Do You Live The Audiophile Life
I don’t really have the credentials to be on Audiogon. Kef Q150s and new NAD equipment that replaced my stalwart Arcam Solo. Maybe I can peek over the fence.
So I’ve have a question about the new equipment. I’m browsing the forums, looking for an answer. I know as much as about audio as anyone who isn’t an audiophile. But I was astonished at the number of brands I’d never heard of. And I know the price of the stuff I have heard of.
I’m in NYC. Maybe there’s five high-end dealers here. I’m guessing that number drops off quickly once you cross the Hudson.
This is a long winded way to ask how you live the audiophile life? How do you get access to this stuff? I’d want to hear something before dropping a car-like sum on it. Do you buy blind? Do you travel? Go to the industry shows? Help me, teach me, inform me.
I guess this question applies to speakers as well. Maybe more so. But I was in the amplifier section so . . .
So I’ve have a question about the new equipment. I’m browsing the forums, looking for an answer. I know as much as about audio as anyone who isn’t an audiophile. But I was astonished at the number of brands I’d never heard of. And I know the price of the stuff I have heard of.
I’m in NYC. Maybe there’s five high-end dealers here. I’m guessing that number drops off quickly once you cross the Hudson.
This is a long winded way to ask how you live the audiophile life? How do you get access to this stuff? I’d want to hear something before dropping a car-like sum on it. Do you buy blind? Do you travel? Go to the industry shows? Help me, teach me, inform me.
I guess this question applies to speakers as well. Maybe more so. But I was in the amplifier section so . . .