brucegel

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Why are audiophiles perceived as being wackos?
Good to hear there is sanity out there.Peace. 
How many audiophiles to screw in a light bulb?
You can easily see how this has all become a tower of bulble 
Why are audiophiles perceived as being wackos?
Somewhere in all this coveting lets try and remember to give our wives and children a hug and tell them how much we love them.Unless you are a self absorbed single guy then you may rub the bubinga cabinet with a one hundred dollar bottle of purifi... 
How many audiophiles to screw in a light bulb?
Laughing at ourselves...now thats what I'm talking about.Now thats healthy boys.O.K now everyone take tomorrow off and go screw ...I mean tighten your speaker posts. 
Why are audiophiles perceived as being wackos?
All thing find their level.Eveyone gets what they give.Its only about the music."Same as it ever was"(David Byrne) 
Why are audiophiles perceived as being wackos?
I can distill Cwlondons comments down to a simple phrase..One cannot prove the worthiness of his/her dimentia through "proper marketing".Man invented mirrors for a reason. 
Why are audiophiles perceived as being wackos?
Even these rationalizations are geeky. 
Why are audiophiles perceived as being wackos?
Beautiful Neubilder...thats enrichment of life through MUSIC...not gear. 
Why are audiophiles perceived as being wackos?
Pursuing anything illusory is not good for you ,me, or society.Pbb knows what any awakened person knows which is...it's all a dream and something inside us wants real and can't figure out how to get it so we keep trading this for that caught in a ... 
Mackie HR824
Well then enjoy your mackies.I will be enjoying my reference 3a decapo i's in my home system and saving my sheckles for the brilliant point source lipinskis for my mixdowns. 
Mackie HR824
You can find a exception to any rule anytime but generally you don't want flat response in a home system.The better speaker designers know that the psychoacoustics of response actually negates a ruler flat curve in tweaking designs. 
Review: Aesthetix Calypso Line Stage Tube preamp
Wait five minutes...all will be different 
Mackie HR824
I'm not concerned with the original posters criteria since it was far too narrow to address the issues.Our speakers we use to recreate an event are quite different than the idea of a mix monitors flat response.Check out the frequency response curv... 
Tube Biasing: do I have to?
Lets not forget that an interest in good equipment has nothing to do with ones ability to hear well.An interest serves a myriad of needs,desires and cravings which have nothing whatsoever to do with the sounds we hear.Thats why the pursuit of wond... 
Mackie HR824
I did say they were a terrific value.Certainly good enough for 99% of the music out there but no audiophile label that I am aware of mixes or masters using mackies