I've been on both sides of the audio hobby: As a junkie; and as a dealer who sold stuff to other junkies to support their habit. What an interesting mix of people I met along the way!
In the interest of trying to write a somewhat concise summary of what I think being an audiophile SHOULD be about, I submit the following lists for your consideration: (1) When things are going right: You have an operating system. You're reasonably happy with how it sounds. You enjoy listening to music, and you keep looking for new music. You have a rich, meaningful life, complete with friends, spouse/S.O., family, etc. You have other hobbies. You don't spend all your disposable income on audio gear. You know people will never understand why, unlike them, you're not content with an boombox or an iPod, and you really don't care. (2) When things are going awry: "Your system's down," because: You're never happy with it; and so You're constantly buying / auditioning new gear to "get the sound right." You don't listen to much other than a handful of tracks on proven demo CDs because you're perpetually evaluating gear. You're a loner who spends most of your time hanging out in audio stores, listening to gear (usually making snide remarks about how unlike music it sounds) and/or at home, sitting in "the sweet spot" listening to music by yourself -- in a dimly lit room. You don't have any other hobbies (for the aforementioned reasons) All you extra dough goes to gear. Matter of fact, your '71 VW Bug really needs a new radiator, but you blew $400 bucks on silver interconnects. You can't believe (insert name of: friend, boss, family member )is listening to that crap system, so you try to convert them. - VD -- Videodrome Two-channel System: SB3, into Musiland MD-10 DAC; Outlaw 970 Pre/Pro; McCormack DNA-125 amplifier; Quad 11L speakers; Sota Sapphire ttbl. w/ Grado Ref. Platinum Cart. into Rolls Bellari VP-129 tube phono stage; Marantz 10b; Nakamichi RX505; Cables Used: DH Labs, Van den Hul, Distech, Monster, many more. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Videodrome's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11727 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36907 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
