> what exactly is a "non-audiophile audio enthusiast"? An audio enthusiast that is not an audiophile. This of course rests on what is understood by the ambiguous word audiophile and I had assumed that the context made it clear how the word was being used. Clearly this was not the case at least for those commenting here.
The audiophile market and it's consumers (audiophiles) are distinguished by a set of beliefs about sound, sound perception and how audio equipment functions that is in disagreement with long established scientific knowledge on the subject. The absence of one iota of evidence and the presence of one enormous amount of self interest in a luxury goods sector means that mainstream science/audio takes zero interest in the closed audiophile world. Non-audiophile audio enthusiasts are those that are enthusiastic about audio but reject audiophile beliefs in favour of scientific beliefs. They are not large in number because it is hard to be an enthusiast when modestly priced consumer goods are often as good as the exotica in the most relevant parameters. -- honestguv ------------------------------------------------------------------------ honestguv's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13734 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=54791 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
