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I'm frustrated with people who don't ...

Sorry for a long post...
Recently I was at a 3-day meeting out of town for work. For an evening activity we had a cook out at a colleague's house. While there, we gathered around his deck and a small fire in the back yard. I found myself in a group of 6 guys discussing hobbies. I mentioned my love for audio and began to describe my system and music library. Almost instantly, I was "pounced" for believing that any "hi end" component is worth the money compared to anything else one can buy from Best Buy. "Digital is digital" one guy stated, "an $89 player is as good as anything else out there". I attempted to defend my position but in no way was I able to convince anyone. I told them the next time they're in town, I'd have them over to my place and let them hear the difference, but I know most will not acknowledge the quality of sound. Footnote: I've known these guys for 3-5 years and they are professional level headed guys, I wasn't bragging, I made no grand statements that my system is better than anything else, I just talked about my interest and brought it up when they asked me. The icing on the cake was their disbelief that my system can only play one CD at a time... "you don't have a carousel on your CDP?" Man, I was frustrated.
mijknarf
exertfluffer
270 posts
 
Not everything is the same to everyone. There are those that will have pre-set notions and beliefs to those who are open to "unknowns" and differences.
Still, many will hear a high end system and say "big deal!"...I don't get it. That's ok. Maybe Bose soud just as good.
And, as you mentioned, some think digital is digital. Well if you think so, then go buy the cheapest cd player!...just don't bring it over to my house to stick it in my system! I know better. And more importantly, my system sounds infinitely better with the better(IMO) CD player!...I think 99 out of 100 would agree if they heard my system.
The same is with cables, and all dissagree. But then again I don't like the sound from systems that have crappy cables, let alone crappy gear. I can immediately hear the differences. To each his own
salmonfly
9 posts
 
Well, there are often some misconceptions within the audio society as well,e.g. cables are the most important items, speakers must always be used with spikes, to name a few.
We usally don´t perceive the world as it is, but as we believe it is.That´s a difference for, sure!Personally, I´m not sure if the direction in audio is towards a more "enlightened" view. We often cling to our concepts,because questioning them would be too inconvenient.

The best answer to the question I sometimes get about my other hobby (flyfishing);"why did you release all the fish you caught", is maybe,"because I wanted to do that"?Only if I think the other person is able to understand, would I bother to explain in more detail....Do I know if the other person will get it?No that´s a prediction,and like all pre-dictions uncertain.Excuse me for being somewhat philosophical.I´m a Swede.Does it matter?
hepl
147 posts
 
Don't be frustrated, keep in mind that most people do love music. They love the tunes but are more than happy with a
"500 watts" Mini System from a shelf at K-Mart, their jaw
drops when they hear a Bose Wave Radio. We on the other hand love music and the audio gear of our deams, We are always looking for that edge that will give us the impresion of listening to the real thing. Just enjoy every minute you spend listening to your favorite music. Hector
prpixel
876 posts
 
French_Fries,

Name of your guitar friend if possible. I'm a big fan of acoustical and classical guitar.

Thanks,
zippyy
98 posts
 
Hey Newbee, I've been a photographer ever since I picked up my first camera in 1972. I've owned many Nikons and Canons. They are both fantastic tools offering different features for different people. I’m currently using the EOS 1n system with all "L" series lenses. This camera has been all over the world with me in all kinds of weather conditions. It's been soaked with water and dropped to the ground many times and I've never had a single problem with it.The "L" series lenses are so sharp, I am able to blow-up my 35mm transparencies larger then 16x24 with no real loss of sharpness. I'm talking about "Film" and not "Digital". Do you even know what that is? I can only guess at your youthful age by that childish remark. What really sucks is not Canon, but your Audio system. As for your pallet, I guess there’s room for improvement there as well.
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