While liking music is nearly universal, the importance of fidelity varies from completely unimportant to passionate. I knew a guy that loved music… worked in a record store so he could listen, be exposed and collect more music. He had a portable phonograph with a speaker in it… red and white case… all plastic. He cherished each tune… for the music. No interest in fidelity what so ever.
Then take women. All like music for all practical purposes zero are audiophiles. Some folks are fanatics on flashy cars… I could care less. It goes on and on.
I don’t know what the percentage of audiophiles is… but it is far far less than 1% of the population. Trying to convert people is a waste of time. I would put a bit more time into understanding people. It will serve you well in life. They are highly diverse and largely irrational. Enjoy your pursuit of high end audio. For most of us it is a completely solitary pursuit. Most of my fifty year history, outside of dealers and a couple close friends, no one even knew I was one… or ever saw or listened to my system. It’s mine, ALL MINE!
+1 Really well put… but too understated… the world is shades of gray on every level on nearly every issue. We live in a completely gray world… only the young, crazy and fanatic think there is any such thing as black or white.
