tube fanatic Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 http://www.stereophile.com/content/why-they-scorn-us%C2%97and-why-we-should-care#CL9mKhOTGQaK7ORH.97\ Maynard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarheel Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Interesting Maynard. Glanced it over and will read it thoroughly tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tube fanatic Posted August 26, 2015 Author Share Posted August 26, 2015 It is interesting, especially since I'm not involved with any social media (maybe in 20 years, if I'm still alive, I'll evolve to that point!). Maynard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twk123 Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 "But does the other green play a role?" Hell yeah! Wait envy, yeah uh that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busht4169 Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 In the end, we all have different interests and such. I don't care if people think my interest in sound and video is silly. ***Thank you for posting the article. Thought provoking read. I finished it all.*** 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teknoid Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 I've always considered myself not an audiophile but rather an audiofool. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickdj1 Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 It is interesting, especially since I'm not involved with any social media (maybe in 20 years, if I'm still alive, I'll evolve to that point!). Maynard This is social media, lol. I buy gear and music that I like and don't really worry about what other people think. A lot of us spend a good bit of time listening to music and can pickup on small difference between gear or systems. That little bit makes for all the difference. I don't claim to be an audiophile, I just like my tunes. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angusruler Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 most of the "audiophiles" on this site are very helpful and courteous. what I consider audiophiles anyway. the others, very few, remind me of construction engineers and architects who never set foot on a construction site. "but, on paper it fits!" 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 That's no fun if you don't name names.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilbert Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 (edited) most of the "audiophiles" on this site are very helpful and courteous. what I consider audiophiles anyway. the others, very few, remind me of construction engineers and architects who never set foot on a construction site. "but, on paper it fits!" Sounds like the typical contractor who's stuck in rut. Edited August 26, 2015 by Gilbert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksonbart Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 Well at least its not about the former spoke person for Subway 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richieb Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 I think of it as hobby, nothing more nothing less. I'm not trying to show up anyone as I have zero friends who have systems. My grown kids could care less, thinks my speakers are enormous (they are) and fit no decor they care to be around. That's fine too, my system is not built for them. It is for my own pleasure and interpretation how the sound has evolved over many varied components have come and gone. It's a hobby that like any other you can throw money at until the well is dry. Photography, motorcycles, boats, wood working, I consider them no different as to how much $$$ will satisfy your quest. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Naseum Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 I don't think we has to worry about audiophiles around here!!! LOL!! whining about this amp is better than that!! LOL Crank it up on your monster klipsch and drown them out!! LOL once you got the power, and the massive klipsch sound, evetything else is pure BS. LOL!!! Whine: my cord is better then yours!! NOT! Crank it up!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebes Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 Interesting article. Thing is some people think being an audiophile means your somehow anti-music. Nice article. Me I'm a music lover and an audiophile and I do not consider them to be opposites. Here's what I said on a recent similar thread authored by Maynard: "I'm not ashamed to be an audiophile. I have no reluctance to tell someone that's what I am. Indeed, I take pride in it. To me it just means someone who is searching a particular stratum of one of life's many joys. And truth be told aren't we all searching for something in one fashion or another. ("yeah my cars keys" is not an allowable response)" And, of course, I think it to be truly silly that you have to spend bunches of green to pursue ones love of music or a truly capable sound reproduction system. (although it wouldn't hurt). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minermark Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 I found this sometime back. http://goodmath.scientopia.org/2011/12/30/audiophiles-and-the-need-to-be-special/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 About time they asked that question? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angusruler Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 most of the "audiophiles" on this site are very helpful and courteous. what I consider audiophiles anyway. the others, very few, remind me of construction engineers and architects who never set foot on a construction site. "but, on paper it fits!" Sounds like the typical contractor who's stuck in rut. if retirement is a "rut," count me in zippy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angusruler Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 (edited) most of the "audiophiles" on this site are very helpful and courteous. what I consider audiophiles anyway. the others, very few, remind me of construction engineers and architects who never set foot on a construction site. "but, on paper it fits!" Sounds like the typical contractor who's stuck in rut. nevermind, i'll let it die. Edited August 27, 2015 by angusruler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyOwn Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 I prefer Audio Enthusiast.... But there is a reson fot it... 5. The Skin Orgasm(Photo by: Getty Images) What it is: All you need are some tunes. You may have already experienced a skin orgasm while listening to a favorite song or other powerful piece of music. You probably just brushed it off as "chills" or "goose bumps." The real name for these feelings? "Frissons," which are "a musically induced effect associated with a pleasant tingling feeling," according to a study published in the journal Frontiers in Psychology. Researchers believe the sensation is brought about by unexpected changes in the music, like sudden key changes or quick jumps from soft to loud--anything that forces the mind to abruptly switch gears. How to get more: The only music linked with this phenomenon--at least thus far--is classical, where crescendos and chord changes abound. But the study authors say people are much more likely to have physical reactions to music that's familiar to them. Our personal pick: Sara Bareilles's hit "Gravity." The moment her voice breaks away from the background music around 2:50 is truly skin-tillating. Gotta love the internet 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallette Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 That article may have been the worst waste of time since...I am struggling here. No adequate image comes to mind. Complete drivel to fill some space. Lots of that in $tereophile, which I continue to subscribe to only because it's dirt cheap when I refuse to renew until we're at 10 bucks or so and there is on occasion something useful in it. Not often, but even a blind squirrel finds a nut now and again. Dave 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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