millercarbon
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No. I am not an audiophile. I am the audiophile.
I won't be drawn on that, but I do wonder why the absence?
What is an audiophile? Are you an audiophile?
I had been pondering this question since I have been involved in audio. Not sure what audiophile means. I went to a few fellow audio gurus get together events and although I had fun and liked the company, I felt out of place. In fact of the opinions and passion people here on Audiogon have, I do not have such strong attachments. So what is your take.... are you an audiophile? If you are, how do you know?
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my main criterion when evaluating anything audio is “does this increase my enjoyment of the music being played?“ nice troll @pedroeb |
The heavyweight slugfest between music lovers and audiophiles! lol You might be an audiophile if... ...you know "Keith Don't Go" but you don't know who Keith is. There's a spectrum most of us are on, in differing ratios...from pure music lover (doesn't particularly care what they're listening on, but cares a lot about the music, and maybe plays an instrument)... to pure gear audiophile (who loves gear, has no discernible musical taste besides finding pieces that demonstrate the awesomeness of their gear, and maybe knows electronics, maybe not). I am definitely on the music lover side of the 50 yard line on the spectrum. The audiophile gear hobby is a significant part of my life too but music is the bigger concern. I'll overpay for the right record, and I bargain hunt like a miser while gear shopping. My system is high end sonically, but it's meant to facilitate the emotions I feel from the music. So on the spectrum, I'm probably 60/40, music lover/audiophile. You can take away my system and leave me with a Bluetooth speaker but you can't take away my music. |
Merriam-Webster: audiophile noun au·dio·phile | \ ˈȯ-dē-ō-ˌfī(-ə)l Definition of audiophile : a person who is enthusiastic about high-fidelity sound reproduction YES! |
My wife said I am.