@edcyn "
but if you’re a working fiddler you can do more than fine when you got five figures in your pocket."
Got to laugh at this one. My son was a concert violinist, and studied through college then quit to get a steady job (software engineer). We were orchestra parents (as opposed to soccer, or football parents) and schlepped him around to concerts and workshops all over the Country. I remember an occasion when we were at our local Renaissance Festival here in Colorado, my son was 7, and he was watching a "working fiddler" playing Celtic music in costume. Got to talking to him about when he started, and how he started playing. He chuckled and said he was a Suzuki kid, learned to read music, and taught himself the rest. He then said he never spent more than $100 on a fiddle. Interesting guy, funny, and a great fiddle player.
As for my son, he does not have a fine audio system, does not "get" my fascination with audio, and listens to his music on earbuds and computer speakers. I admire him, and envious that he can enjoy his music without angst and the constant obsession with equipment and systems, and no, you do not need to play around with an instrument to be an audiophile and appreciate good sound, but you do need a degree of pathology going on.
Got to laugh at this one. My son was a concert violinist, and studied through college then quit to get a steady job (software engineer). We were orchestra parents (as opposed to soccer, or football parents) and schlepped him around to concerts and workshops all over the Country. I remember an occasion when we were at our local Renaissance Festival here in Colorado, my son was 7, and he was watching a "working fiddler" playing Celtic music in costume. Got to talking to him about when he started, and how he started playing. He chuckled and said he was a Suzuki kid, learned to read music, and taught himself the rest. He then said he never spent more than $100 on a fiddle. Interesting guy, funny, and a great fiddle player.
As for my son, he does not have a fine audio system, does not "get" my fascination with audio, and listens to his music on earbuds and computer speakers. I admire him, and envious that he can enjoy his music without angst and the constant obsession with equipment and systems, and no, you do not need to play around with an instrument to be an audiophile and appreciate good sound, but you do need a degree of pathology going on.