I couldn't care less about who has what, whether it's more than all I spent on cars in 4 decades. What bugs me is the attitude. Which has been discussed 100s of times, nothing new to see here...
WHY IS THERE SO MUCH HATE FOR THE HIGH END GEAR ON AUDIO GEAR?
It seems like when I see comments on high end gear there is a lot of negativity. I have been an audiophile for the last 20 years. Honestly, if you know how to choose gear and match gear a lot of the high end gear is just better. When it comes to price people can charge what they want for what they create. If you don’t want it. Don’t pay for it. Look if you are blessed to afford the best bear and you can get it. It can be very sonically pleasing. Then do it. Now if you are also smart and knowledgeable you can get high end sound at mid-fi prices then do it. It’s the beauty of our our hobby. To build a system that competes with the better more expensive sounding systems out there. THOUGHTS?
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Much of the time I suspect that the "hate" is directed more towards the person posting about the HE gear and not the gear itself (especially some repetitive posters with a single brand, or two, that they relentlessly post about). Then there are the posters who systematically "hate" EVERY HE thread with some having their on niche (cables for example).
DeKay |
A buddy of mine is very wealthy and his stereo is a boom box, I needled him in the past about that and he just says that is all he really needs. He owns several high end cars, the usual suspects. We were out in one of the Ferraris and got caught in a traffic jam. The guy in the next lane is staring at the car so I say "Hey, how you doin'?". He comes back with (sneeringly) "Better than you are!". So I ask "Why is that?". He replies "Because I'm ahead of you and your half million dollar car!" And he was...going 2 mph in his Camry he had me by a bumper. I just smiled. He may have been beat to much as a pup. Envy is a terrible vice. Regards, barts |
@barts I don't see your point. There could be many reasons other than envy for his comment. It could be the opposite, he was very happy with his Camry and didn't need a Ferrari to feel good about himself. You asked him. Or maybe he just tried to sound witty. Your assumptions say more about you than him. |
@dekay reading the reply is exactly why I made the post and how people make legitimate post personal or they turn it into it being about selling smthg etc. I left audiogon a few years ago because of this reason. I’m posting about it because I wonder. Take care. |
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