...or posting spring semester class pictures of our audio children.
My kids graduated "Summa Cum LOUD"!
Marco
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.
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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OK, alright, ya' sussed me out mate! You really got my number! I should know better than to try to pull the ol' polyester over BigJoe's eyes! Yep, it's all an extension of my huge ego and my tiny bone pipe. I'm so ashamed... was it the rain forrest Bubinga wood? The half-inch etched billet with blue meters and deeply etched logo? The huge cooling fins? Or was it the massive power supplies? What gave me away? I feel so shallow! I'm not sure what a "no way hose" is, but I'm sure I'm guilty of some of that too! Mea culpa! Just shoot me in the back of the head, bury with my rig, and call the world a better place! Marco |
Hey Mike - I was just yankin' yer' hose! I know just where to get Hose B for only $31.70 + shipping. I don't know if I'd know what to do with it though. I bet some of these fetish folks here could give me some suggestions. Heck, you know I could think of some suggestions, but they'd kill this thread if I did. We use all of our senses of which we are posessed, and make meaning from each and every input from all of them whether we are aware of it or not. It makes no sense to deny our visual sense. Whether our taste runs the industrial, the audio jewelery, or audio art, plain as white bread, or whether we choose to hide/deny/ignore our feelings about the way things look, we cannot help but have some reaction. How important that reaction may be to you, and exactly what you make it mean to you is, I suppose, what this thread is about. But in that sense, I'd agree with you Mike, it certainly is not all about the music...nor about any one single thing. We are complex creatures and tend to make life that way too. I would wager that most of those who do make a statement like, "it's all about the music." (as I might), would tend to put far more stress on the experience of listening than they would in observing what their gear looks like, or what others think of its appearence. As you may be suggesting regarding your friends who've spent large coin on their systems - those people are likely to put a whole different meaning on those components, and probably have a different set of values than the person who puts the stress on music. I'm guessing they'd both enjoy music and that it would be a priority in both of their lives. They may even find come common ground there. I'm sure there are those also, who spend the price of a house on their system, who actually don't care that much about what it looks like and do put more emphasis on how it sounds. It takes all kinds, eh? I guess I just wasn't sure what you were trying to say in your original post either. I'm not sure I clicked with the "99% of the population" stuff, and the poor deprived masses that are implied there. The enjoyment of music does not necessarily depend upon the way it is reproduced, or the collections of items used to reproduce it. I still enjoy music on the radio in my car, which is not very good at all. Yes, I do enjoy the gear too, and do marvel at what it can do. What's your point? Marco |