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its all about the music,no way hose

is it really?

i posted a thread a few weeks ago asking why everybody got into high end gear & some of the responses got me thinking about this.

ok heres the deal,i constantly read the phrase"its all about the music" but is it really,i dont believe so,in a hobby where enthusiasts change gear as often as their socks i find that statement real hard to believe allmost like a herion addict claiming back pain is why he shoots up that crud.

ive seen guys spend upwards of $10,000 xtra for a special finish on their speakers,is that all about the music,how about paying high dollar for the same paint used to paint ferrari sports cars is that all about the music or how about the whole WAF deal where guys claim they are selling due to the wife not liking the way somthing looks no matter how good it sounds.

ive picked up alot of gear in person & ive seen where guys have $50,000 rigs but thier music collection is less than 50 discs or albums now that cant be all about the music.

just once i'd love to hear somthing honest like im in this hobby beacuse i love the gear,the way i see it is that this hobby is no different from say a guy collecting guns or sports cars or even motor cycles(my other hobby) or rare coins so why the big deal admitting it.

dont get me wrong i listen alot & since i dont watch television ever i listen more than most but its never been all about the music with me & it never will be,with me its about having fun with trying out different peices of gear & pride of ownership or even scoring on a very rare peice,sure, listening to music on a rig that produces music on a level that 99% of the population will never hear is a good thing but i find it very hard to believe thats the reason for most guys being in this hobby.

whats your thoughts?

mike.
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bigjoe OP
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actually i meant no way hose a but the a got dropped.
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marco,i dont think there's a hose b but i'll keep my eye out for ya.

Ellery911,with joking aside how can you or any other high end owner look at the rowland system you mentioned even if it is imaginary & not say damm thats beautifil looking gear.

my music collection far outshines my rig with well over 1,000 titles in my every day listening collection plus around another 1,200 or so that get rotated in & out,who ever said that music wasnt a hobby & that it was a necessity of life was spot on & i just take that as a given for anybody in this hobby .

Onhwy61,im at a loss as to how you can describe a guy appreciating the sheer elegance of alot of the gear out there as "shamefull" hell,ive seen gear that looks more like artwork then it does gear,for me its not just about the gear or the music its an equal share of both.

sometimes i'll just look at pics of gear & marvel at how somebody can create somthing so beautiful from just having an idea let alone the fact that it plays music in a way that not many people will be fortunate enough to experience,there isnt a single person here who cant appreciate somthing beautiful,how can that be a bad thing.

mike.
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Onhwy61,your right,its my thing & i like it,if we all liked the same thing we would all own multiple copies of the same test disc,call it a fetish if you like im ok with that,it might be a fetish or a perversion,who knows?

as for your command of the english language its perfect,it fits the standards now days where small men rarely say what they mean & use the english language to play on words.

enjoy your test discs.

mike.
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ellery911,i knew you were pullin my chain,i gotta agree about the rowland gear in fact i agree with just about everything that was written in the thread.

hi marco,i knew you were screwin around too & i wasnt really tryin to prove anything i was just stating somthing that ive observed over the last few years in the hobby,i was saying that i think its silly for people to use words like shamefull or sad to describe other people's reasons for being in the hobby.

there wasnt any meaning or point to my reference to other people not hearing music the way we do,im pretty sure somewhere down the line all of discovered that we enjoyed music more than most or none of us would of taken the plunge,my point (if any) was that i see many reasons why people get into high end gear but the only one we ever hear about is its all about the music,there's really not alot more to it.

ok the hose a deal,there is a hose b,he works for me,i have 2 employees named jose & i cant pronuonce either of their last names so we call one hose a & the other hose b,all in fun ofcourse & nothing meant to dishonor either of them.

Onhwy61,if my response offended you then i apologize but your response came off to me as a slap in the chops,oh well i'll live.

to me its never been a matter of importance as to why anybody is in the hobby what matters to me is that its a fun hobby for all.

Guidocorona,when can we expect the transformation from just plain ole guido to the infamous audiopervert :)

mike.
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