Audiophile demographics?

it has been my long-term observation, that women who are really into music, seem to have some kind of cognitive compensator that fills in the missing bits/corrects the imbalances when listening to most consumer-grade gear, hence they lack the driving need for actual high-end equipment. 

I do the same thing with Beatle's music :-)

@mahgister,

"IQ means little anyway....."


Are you sure about that? Have you tried hanging out with those above 120 and below 80?

I find through my interactions with some people that I’m constantly learning, and that with some others I’m caretaking.

Is it also just a statistical anomaly that people with higher IQs tend to be more successful in their chosen endeavours?

Intelligence matters, doesn’t it?
Who wants to deny that?

IQ tests are not the complete picture, no one would say that, but after over a century of refinement, they’re probably a good an indicator of it as we have right now.

Again, let’s ask why we do feel this need to homogenise differences?

I am not you, you are not me, but we can try, if we want, to cross that distance through communication, mutual respect and honesty.

Can’t we?

IQ measures the ability to recognize patterns. That helps with solving problems.

That can certainly contribute to one’s career success, but it is only component, and may be the smallest part.

Some think of this as book smart. But that’s not right. Some bookworms may not have a high IQ,but very high determination, which is another contributor to success. Psychologists call it grit, and it may be the biggest contributor.
Also, EQ, emotional intelligence is a significant part of success as well. That measures maturity and how to navigate situations socially, kind of like “how to win friends and influence people”.

Get someone with high scores in all 3 and I would bet they will achieve their goals.it could be fame, fortune, or whatever their definition of happiness is.

Are you sure about that? Have you tried hanging out with those above 120 and below 80?

I said means "little" not means nothing....

No need for IQ test at all to feel and know these large differences....i advised students about reading in all fields for 35 years.... :)

But true intelligence in life is not IQ related....It is consciousness related....

What is IQ ? Pattern solving, thats almost all it is.... Then do you think the A.I. that just solved the protein folding problem is intelligent? Wolfram think that but perhaps his IQ is not all there is about intelligence...And no need to test to see that his score exceed 140.... :)


Beware, any machine can now discuss with us, hiding his indefinite memory to us, without being recognized on the spot....🐵


True intelligence for me is linked to the capacity to feel and perceive the living interconnectedness of all that exist.... Spiritual and moral experiences has nothing to do with IQ....

We live on 2 plane simultaneously, machine dont.....Consciousness for me is the working relation between 2 simultaneously living planes of experience...Think about your dreams for example or about your innate moral imagination....

«For sure the one who said "I" is another one» -Mark Twain reading Rimbaud

« 2 planes of existence? Yes, the time perceived and the imperceptible one...»- Myself reading Dostoievsky "the dream of a ridiculous man" one of the cleverest book ever written....

« Your brain know milliseconds in advance what your conscious I will do next»- Benjamin Libet neurologist after his well known experiment...

My citation of Libet is a riddle....😊