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01-02-01
Primarily because audio takes a fair amount of time and effo ... Jeffloistarca
01-02-01
Most people are able to love and appreciate music without ob ... Onhwy61
01-03-01
These are the same people who keep dr. bose rich and famous. ... Avguygeorge
01-03-01
I think the difference is that being an audiophile is a very ... Perfectimage
01-03-01
I am confused. i think porsches and ferraris lend themselve ... Cohibafan0007@
01-03-01
The original question was why don't people who buy expensive ... Kthomas
01-03-01
Great topic! this article contrasts a previous article that ... Chipster
01-03-01
There's sort of two questions here: (1) why isn't high end a ... 1439bhr
01-03-01
Is it that 2 channel is perceived as yesterday's news?? i k ... J_k
01-03-01
There's sort of two questions here: (1) why isn't high end a ... 1439bhr
01-03-01
And then there's some additional questions: (3) do we want a ... 1439bhr
01-03-01
I've always been a big live music fan, but don't have time t ... John_l
01-03-01
High end audio will never appeal to the average yuppie. it ... Dominic.mellon@
01-03-01
Actually audio has real snob appeal in many countries in the ... Jnye
01-04-01
Followup: why lack of interest in hifi i do think there ... Jnye
01-05-01
I think all the responses are good but here is my take on th ... Et
01-05-01
Et's opinion has lot more truth in it. people (haves or have ... Nilthepill
01-05-01
I agree that exposure would have a positive effect on partic ... Kthomas
01-05-01
Kthomas, i agree. pecentage i quoted is far too much. Nilthepill
01-05-01
The reasons are, of course, manyfold with most of them outli ... Tomryan
01-05-01
What's the audiophile gold standard? perfect reproduction of ... Jostler3@
01-06-01
I think the ingrediants that make up an audiophile is more t ... Perfectimage
01-06-01
Very well said perfectimage... Jla
01-25-01
Reminds me of a print ad campaign many years ago that asked, ... Wideload
01-27-01
I made a statement that we are doing ourselves a great inju ... Retroguy
01-27-01
I find most people don't even know high end audio exists. mo ... Jsbail
01-27-01
Jsbail makes a very good point: even if people know about ... Jnye
01-27-01
I think the price no obstacle systems are good for us all. ... Perfectimage
02-02-01
Many men do not want to go to bat with the wife .... those s ... Weiserb
02-02-01
People are too busy rating themselve on www chat-sites, to h ... Sedond
02-05-01
A lot of good coments made here, one of my wealthy friends s ... Tireguy
02-09-01
Tireguy, great example to further prove the point : "ju ... Angela100
02-12-01
I find this thread and the contributions so far fascinating. ... Slawney
02-12-01
I'm not sure i understand your point, but i think i'm in the ... Kthomas
02-13-01
Maybe (i hope) i am wrong. but here is the idea stripped do ... Slawney
02-27-01
i have to agree with jsbail. alot of people do think bose ... Pcc
02-28-01
As a long-time audiophile, music lover, and teacher of a cla ... Sdcampbell
03-02-01
I find that rather than being a status symbol as in exotic c ... Lakefrontroad
03-03-01
I collect vintage watches, fine cigars, wine, italian cars, ... Mark_whitehead@
03-03-01
Mr whitehead: you seem to have more money than sense. let ... Cwlondon@
03-03-01
Mark, denon is fine for home-theatre; bose is fine for back ... Sedond
03-08-01
just today i went to tweeter. a friend of mine works there ... Pcc
03-12-01
I think that one of the main problems is that people really ... Sxr71@
03-16-01
A lot has to do with marketing. discount stereo stores, top ... Pug99
03-17-01
Cw london, do you think this mr. whitehead is real? seems ra ... Detlof
03-20-01
Pug99, and what a hard job it is, educating my bose-buying ... Sxr71@
03-20-01: Detlof
Tucker, I don't know if that would answer your question, but I'm thinking that if I were very, very rich, I would exactly know which Porsche to buy in order to enjoy "the best" in terms of acceleration, handling, etc., or which mansion to build and where and probably most of the cognoscienti would agree with me. Generally in these things we can establish a clear set of references. Audio on the contrary seems elusive. Nobody really has a fixed set of reference. Nobody can truly tell us ( thank the audiogods) what is "best". Cars can be compared by measuring performance, time pieces by their exactitude, rarity,workmanship, but nobody can measure how close our systems may come to the real thing, to a live musical event. So audio is more of a quest, an experimenting, a searching, a road full of doubts, of ups and downs and possibly often also quite a lonely thing. The lucky fellow with the oil wells, reading TAS and spending the 350.000 on a system described there as SOTA and showing it off as "as the best", without comparing it to a life concert and hence starting a quest of his own, I would not describe as an audiophile. So to be a true and dedicated audiophile is impractical, expensive, trying. The enjoyment of a new level of performance in your system is often enough followed by bouts of selfdoubt, the critical remark of a peer might throw you into the deepest of depressions, a new ampflifying star on the horizon will fill you both with greed and a new yearning for sonic nirvana. You are rarely at peace, neither with yourself nor with your system. Now who needs that? Nobody in his right mind. Besides if you want to hear music, why not switch on your radio, huh? So you ask why so few people love audio? We are an elite lot, my friend. The salt of the (aural)world. (-;
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03-20-01
Detlof, while i enjoy reading your posts, & for the most par ... Sedond
03-20-01
Thanks, doug, you got the weak part of my argument...and i w ... Detlof
03-20-01
Hey detlof, if yure a cheepskate w/cars, (like i also am w/s ... Sedond
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