Should people with no turntable or reel to reel be considered audiophiles?

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tomic601,

Well, it was not my car but the man let us take laps on a sunny day. I even went on the Tauern (Autobahn) for a bit. I had not remembered it for the longest time, until reading this thread. I have no special feelings for the brand, but I do consider 928 close to the dream car.

Speaking of "utility vehicles" not being real Porsches, sokogear may need to check Jagdwagen.

Is there a collector of fancy brand tractors? Porsche, Lamborghini...

I would not survive a minute on the track, but have driven 959. Around Gmünd, no less. And I had not known what PCA was.

Life is not fair to Porschephiles.

Time for an audiophile experience, earphones and Walkman. In 959, it was Blaupunkt radio.

Porsche Club of America has 130 000 members? That is more people than some countries.

Total in the world is only 230 000 members.
(http://www.porsche-club-deutschland.de/Mitgliedschaft/index.htm)

On the other hand, AARP has 38 000 000 which is 1.5 times more than a whole continent.

sokogear,

Try Cayenne Turbo. In particular, try it on twisty roads and fast. You might just be surprised. It, in fact, is some good engineering. Try it out.

What is PCA?

"...I guess you weren't listening."

The sound was not good enough. His computer is digital.

"I don’t consider digital only guys audiophiles. They play files, not music."

You are aware that those who play records play (scratch) irregularities on plastic, not play music?

Going back to OP, would digital reel-to-reel qualify a person as an audiophile?

By the way, I will assume the OP has never driven a Cayenne Turbo.

"That’s what you like but not the true sound of real MUSIC."

When it comes to rock and other "electrified" music (even if it is acoustic but amplified for the venue), it is rough out there. It is really rough around the edges, sharp indeed. It may move you, be good, etc., but it is not you smooth system at home. If for no other reason, those amplifiers, speakers, and venues are not smooth and warm.

When it comes to classical music, the one at home inevitably sounds "better", warmer, more present, and whatever other description that gets thrown in it, when compared to the one in the concert hall. I usually/often sit front row center of the few well-known venues and close my eyes to try to remember the sound. It is somehow blander than the one at home. Pleasant, but just less impressive sound signature. If I were able to reproduce it at home, someone would say it is "veiled" or not clear in some way. Sitting further from the stage (balcony, last rows of orchestra) makes it even less "there".

Those sound engineers, mastering gurus, and whoever else is involved in the recording/producing are there for some reason. They know what we like. And who likes reality?

geoffkait,

"I thought I felt someone’s hot breath on my backside."

You wish!

And? Tell us. What did voices tell you?