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08-03-10
What about all the scientists with their phds and doctors wh ... Mrtennis
08-03-10
Sonic excellence? maybe; but not precise enough a term for ... Nsgarch
08-15-10
more would love audio if they could be convinced to give it ... Garn509
08-16-10
I wonder about it too...especially considering the fact that ... Branislav
08-17-10
Branislav, correct me if i'm wrong, but i think what you're ... Nsgarch
08-18-10
High end audio is an example of conspicuous consumption. i h ... Mrtennis
08-18-10
are you saying that even the (larger) group "who listen ... Nsgarch
08-18-10
I think it is because most people do not really listen to mu ... Srwooten
08-19-10
We audiophiles need to own up to the fact that we are a cult ... Macrojack
08-19-10
An increasingly small % of people have all the pre-requisite ... Mapman
08-19-10
Here's an idea; and you don't have to listen to fish ;--) h ... Nsgarch
08-19-10
Let me clarify my position regarding audio equipment as a st ... Mrtennis
08-19-10
I certainly have known audiophiles who were into impressing ... Tbg
08-19-10
I think one problem is that so many people just don't know h ... Mhedges
08-20-10
Mhedges... i totally agree with your answer. my sister-in- ... Raks
08-20-10
i think some have touched on one good reason or another, b ... Markpao
08-20-10: Booboobaer
I was born in 1953. This was an era when(I believe) music was spreading out into wonderfull new directions. My parents were fond of music and had many slate 75 albums. They covered artists such as Elvis, Carl Perkins,Beach Boys
Ventures,Doris Day, Frank Sinatra,Dean Martin,and Motown artists of all kinds.From the time I was a baby I was exposed to music.It did not take much time until I was buying 45s of music that made me happy.By 7th grade I was a lost soul for music. I carried around a 45 record case (plastic) with a sporting handle. A dashing BSR plastic turn table with detachable speakers that could spread out to at least 3 feet apart!I watched the Beatles get discoverd, the Rolling Stones come into fame.Jim Morrison make Ed Sullivin furious when he sang (Girl we couldn't get much higher)after agreeing not to. The Who,Elton John,Doobie Brothers,Moody Blues,Hendrix,Janis Joplin,Three Dog Night,Pink Floyd,it goes on and on. This was a special time in history! I sang in choir and ensemble and loved it. My equiptment was run of the mill at best. Before my basketball games I would get pumped up by listening to Funk 49 .The means to play the song was a General Electric cassete player with head phones. I was in perfect bliss listening to music on the lousiest of mediums. Then one day when I was shooting baskets at home and in the summer of my senior year, my neighbor that was a fireman called me over to his fence. He said to me I have noticed that you like mucic and thought that you might like this. There it was this heavy amp that had glass bottles inside.I thanked him not knowing what was about to take place. That evening I hooked up that amp, a Scott tube amp I might add and plugged in my headphones and put on an album by a band called Grand Funk Railroad. It was an album that was gold in color and the title was, "Were an American Band". Now let me tell you the goose bumps I got from hearing an album that I new inside and out, was intense. How in the world could such a feeling be possible. Dude I about cried. That man changed my life! I often wondered if he had not given me the amp if I would have discovered the level of joy I have in listening today. My tastes have expanded and my system is sick. All I can say if you know a person or persons that have a passion for music it is of little sacrifice to expose them to an experience that may change their life. Some are moved and some are not. I had a neighbor that would invite me to his and his wifes house for parties and they would have a boom box playing XM radio. Any time I visited the XM was playing. I made a comment that if they liked music so much they may want to get a better sound system. The wifey said that was all she needed and that the music was all that mattered. Later that summer I invited them over for dinner. After good food and wine I suggested that they might want to hear some music. Upon entering the dedicated sound room they were like children in Macy's toy department. Eyes wide and heads pivoting back and forth they were excited. I played an album by Dire Staits. Just so happens that the choice of music was the husbands favorite album. The look on both of their faces was of utter bewilderment. Six hours later I had to put an end to the session as I was very tired. Upon leaving the wife asked if there was any way possible I would go with them to purchase a system of cost of around $2000 and I said I would be glad to.They how have a system that brings them great pleasure. Rock on audiophiles!
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08-26-10
Why this point is so elusive to so many of you i cannot imag ... Macrojack
08-26-10
Macro, as rational as your explanation sounds, it can never ... Nsgarch
08-26-10
I agree with macrojack. his personal analogies made his poin ... Tvad
08-26-10
Different strokes for different folks. Tbg
08-26-10
There is a theory going around that real audiophiles do not ... Mapman
08-26-10
Good sound? can you understand that you are referencing an o ... Macrojack
08-26-10
Macrojack, i think mapman's post was sarcastic humor. coul ... Tvad
08-27-10
Whoops, i forgot to sign the post as my sarcastic alter ego ... Mapman
08-28-10
Why can't we all just get along ? perhaps more would love a ... Garn509
08-28-10
In my experience, the majority of buyers in big box stores c ... Macrojack
08-29-10
The problem may be that the title of this thread, and its de ... Nsgarch
09-08-10
It's not worth the effort. make it simpler, with good sound, ... Cdc
09-19-10
Macrojack -- then there is bose which populates big box stor ... Garn509
12-07-10
I object to the notion that it's too time consuming/requires ... Eugene81
12-08-10
Throwing money at high end audio (or most things for that ma ... Cdc
12-08-10
I think the vast majority of people don't enjoy music. befor ... Atj2
12-08-10
I use to spend my time describing good equipment to people a ... Hotmailjbc
12-08-10
I noticed that in less than a month this thread will be 10 y ... Rja
12-10-10
We audiophiles may be in mystical rapture over a system's pr ... Garn509
12-11-10
Well, i gotta' admit the song matters to me much more than t ... Srwooten
12-17-10
People that love audio love it because the sounds stimulate ... Blueranger
12-17-10
Good post. i personally would substitute "music lover&q ... Sebrof
12-17-10
No doubt there are most likely way more music lovers in the ... Mapman
12-18-10
Couple of quick comments: as has already been mentioned onc ... Fas42
12-23-10
Better systems do come in a plug in and play formats. singl ... Onhwy61
12-23-10
"it's not that difficult to get high quality sound.&quo ... Mapman
12-23-10
Mapman, i agree. your flavor comment is what i meant by per ... Onhwy61
12-23-10
Well then, it's settled - the reason why more people don't l ... Macrojack
12-23-10
Macro, its true that some people (not many) don't even like ... Mapman
12-23-10
For most people music is what matters, not electronics. play ... Bwp
12-23-10
There are many things competing for our attention and intere ... Mrtennis
12-23-10
I don't know that it's so much a case of not many people lik ... Niacin
12-23-10
Sorry, onhwy61, what you talk of is not plug and play. yes, ... Fas42
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