ralphpnj wrote: > Thanks Archimago - just the kind of post I was hoping for and very > interesting. Please keep up the good fight!
Of course the fight against all forms of false advertising, miseducation, and intellectual dishonesty is for all "audiophiles"! That SONY has the -balls -to advertise the 64GB SD card for "Premium Sound" is a reflection of how companies are truly aware of the ridiculousness of the audiophile sector. Why not SD cards for "Noise free RAW images!", "Premium Hi-Def video recording!", or "Unparalleled Home Theatre Experience!"? At the Christmas party where the computer enthusiasts, videophiles, audiophiles, HT geeks, etc. are all invited, the current crowd of "audiophiles" that inhabit the mainstream press seem to represent the ignorant, pompous uncle with more cash than brains. The one who everyone knows was taken in by a Nigerian scam and remains in denial - perhaps even ready to shell out more for the next round of promises. Of course this seems to be the caricature I evoke in my mind of these guys in the press... Perhaps some of these writers are more simple than that and a prostitution analogy would be more appropriate. Who knows. In any case. I do hope that in my (our) lifetime, the term "audiophile" can be respectable and evoke an image of the guy who values quality, is astute enough to "call a spade a spade" because he has learned and experienced enough to understand how things work, and can be honest about sound rather than confuse sound quality with irrational exuberance and mystified by lavish luxury. This won't be an easy task because some parts of the industry and certain manufacturers IMO have built business models that would collapse so it will indeed be a fight. Archimago's Musings: (archimago.blogspot.com) A 'more objective' audiophile blog. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Archimago's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2207 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103238 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
