What Audio Religion have you converted others to successfully?


We all have certain audio proclivities, some we expose to the world, some we hide even from our priests and psychotherapists.  We believe, strongly, there's a certain way to achieve magic.  A state of enlightenment which raises our awareness almost instantly to resonate with the sacred muses, and may actually transcend music and audio to reach the divine (as opposed to Divine).

In most cases, we share something with a loved one and they're like "um, ok, are still on for fishing this weekend?" but rarely, ever so rarely, the go home, they don't talk to their spouses, their children think there is something wrong, and they call you late at night. "You know that thing you did, with the cables and the vinyl and stuff?  How can I do that too?  Does my spouse need to know? Can I keep things at your place?"

So, my fellow audiophiles, what proclivities do you find yourself championing, and what do you think is an easy vs. a hard sell? Vinyl?  Room acoustics?  Rubbing Portuguese safflower oil on your cables before listening?


erik_squires

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OK, so here is in fact a textbook example of a "Freudian slip."

World renown attorney Lin Wood filed a document with the court in which she declares her statements are made "under plenty of perjury."

https://twitter.com/steve_vladeck/status/1340295356190502912

  1. Is it a mistake? You bet.  She meant to say "penalty."
  2. Is it possibly revealing of a subconscious thought? Oh yeah.

So, we meet both criteria. :)
being an audiophile (is there a qualifying test, here on east coast they used to be called Regents exams)

Yes. You must like amps with big meters. I mean big meters. The kind you feel are more than just a single handful meters.

Still not a slip. Suggestive, but was it accidental?
After reading all of this feedback I've come to the following, scientifically sound and immutable results, and, by inference, a conclusion:

Audiophilia conversion isn't real.  You either have it or you don't.  Therefore it is not environmental, therefore, it is genetic, and if you all don't want audiophiles to die out you need to make more babies.
I have to say, that my intentions on this thread were, as usual, purely for fun, enlightenment and connecting with other audiophiles.

I am a little surprised at how quickly and irrevocably this thread went sideways.


Suck up the pie and say something that makes sense for once.Tell us all about your hi end system so we can all get a laugh.


Mytek Brooklyn DAC, Luxman 507ux feeding a bunch of crappy drivers in a box in a messy room with $1,500 worth of GIK Acoustics.
We have had miller, ebm and kenjit visit without a bit of constructive commentary.

Is this what it feels like when, on holiday, all your relatives who weren’t invited to come anyway and eat all the pie?
What are you saying you have been home to long might be time to GET A LIFE!!!!!

This from a man who reads Audiogon 3x daily.
     I didn't even know he enjoyed wearing women's clothes.


Sometimes a man just has to feel pretty.
Hi @millercarbon

It hurts my soul to know you run around using words you don’t understand in an era when Wikipedia and Merriam Webster are online and free.

Please have an essay by Monday explaining what the two criteria are for a "Freudian slip" and why at least one of them is missing. 500 words. Have another 500 words for the term "projection" and how it applies to your reply. Another 500 words on the phrase "obsession" and, for bonus points only, why "transference" is also a bad description of anything which is going on, focusing on how it differs from "projection."

Best,

E