Yeah I know buddy. Much easier to post in audio forums instead 😉🤯
un-becoming an audiophile
Yes, the title is what is sounds like.
I remember long ago, as a boy, I used to be able to enjoy music without picking apart a track. is the bass tight? is the midrange clear and life-like? is the treble resolution spot on? What about imaging/sound stage?
Most people have this very same superpower - not being an audiophile. They can play a song from the worst earbuds, laptop speakers, or even computer speakers - and enjoy the music; even sing along. They aren’t thinking about "how it sounds" or scrutinizing the audio quality. Actually, they couldn’t care less. They can spend their time on other life pursuits and don’t feel a need to invest big money (or much money at all) in the hi-fi hobby.
Any psychologists or scientists in the building? (please no Amir @amir_asr ) since you are neither! ...despite the word "science" being in your domain name - audio science review.
Please, I beg you. Help me get away from this hobby.
Imagine - being able to enjoy all of your favourite music - while still achieving that dopamine rush, along with serotonin, and even oxytocin - the bonding hormone, which can be released while listening to songs with deep emotional messages, or love songs.
We’re very much like food critics or chefs in a sense. We want the best of something (in this case, audio) I’m sure michelin star chefs face the same thing in their own right...can’t enoy or even eat the food unless it’s up to a certain standard.
When we audiophiles want to listen to music, we often play it on a resolving system, so as to partake in a a "high-end" listening experience. We often pick apart music and fault the audio components in our system, cables etc. All of this takes away from the experience of enjoying music as a form of art/entertainment. It has been said that some famous artists don’t even own a high-end audio system.
I gained a great deal of wisdom of from the documentary - Greek Audiophile. In it, we have audiophiles from all walks of life. Their families think they’re crazy for spending all this money on audio. They say it sounds "nice" or "real" but still can’t justify it.
I think it’s all in the brain. If we can reset our brains (or me at least) I can still enjoy music without needing a great system for it.
- Jack
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So what? Are there quotas as to what is appropriate amount for spending? Say you only spent $250 is your “main system “. That’s equivalent to feeding an entire village in a poor country. Does that make you evil and greedy ?
Your narrative is purely class warfare IMHO. |
It’s not an issue. It’s just someone who has decided to give up on the hobby trying to get some mental and moral support to complete the process. Simple. Step #1: Give up, sell everything, go “small” Step #2: Continue to frequent audio forums every single day, declaring everything is snake oil, evil people out there to take your money. Read measurements in the internet, embrace ASR I have seen this transformation happen over and over again during the past many years. P.S. I would say this: make sure the gas bill is paid before you buy any audio equipment. Highly recommended |
@uncledemp : My guess is not what you thought 😂😂. from a long time ago in the forums when I was young and cocky. Then it stuck. Favorite track from my favorite band: |
Absolutely. 99.45% of the population enjoys the music that way. Nothing wrong with that. I probably spend more time listening to the music in my car in my daily commute (I have to work for a living) than in my audio systems at home. My question is why are you in an Audiogon forums if spending a dime more on audio than that 99+% spends is outrageous? Throwing Grisly Bear type tantrums. Relax. Chill. Do whatever is good for you. Don’t judge the others. And always pay the gas bill first before spending any money in discretionary items
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