I lately wonder why I’m an Audiophile.

Problems problems problems. It’s a good thing when you can choose your own problems.

For me, I’ve always loved music and I’ve had good friends that help me along the way.  About 50 years ago before my career as a chiropractor, back then, I met Richard Fryer of Spectral Audio and secured my very first preamp the Spectral MS 1.  Then, with his advice and another friend, I got a set of Quad electrostatic speakers, A pair of Dyna Mark III kit amplifiers and I was set for many years, listening to Vinyl.  I considered all the new solid state technology including CDs with disdain.

Now, Just recently, I sold the quads, the old amplifiers, and now streaming music!

My current system is a set of Revel speakers, Cayin amplifier,DAC and Eversolo streamer.

And recently discovering the importance of room acoustics, and I am in Auditor Nirvana!

I consider myself an audiophile? 

I hate labels. So I just consider I love wonderful music with a sound stage that makes me think the artist is in front of me with enough resolution, etc. etc. the satisfying my tastes.

listening to music as always given me a certain calm, peace of mind and sometimes an expensive experience it allows me to experience a beautiful reality.  In a reality that helps me spill it over into our non-musical realities.

So I say love your music in which ever form or quality or quantity you want and if it helps you live life better then there’s no lable needed!

I had the good fortune to have had a career as a performing classical musician. As I would encounter the listening systems of my fellow musicians I was amazed at the mediocrity of their systems and even more so the sheer inadequacy of their systems until one day I realized their big secret. They were able to enjoy music that I considered to be sonically inferior simply by filling in the missing ingredients in their heads.!  I tried it and can easily do it but far prefer the ease of hearing it on a great audio system.  I guess that makes me an audiophile ?

I had the good fortune to have had a career as a performing classical musician.  As I would encounter the audio systems of my colleagues I was amazed by the mediocrity and inadequacy of their systems until one day I realized their "secret". They simply filled in the missing information in their heads !   I tried it and am able to do it too but far prefer hearing it on a highly resolving audio system.  I suppose that makes me an audiophile ?

....since our OP @rvpiano seems bored with th’ this ’n that of a free-form

dis-cussions.....

"This is a test."
...I wanna bite the Hand That Feeds (to borrow the line ), ’cuz it’s just been That Kind of day....😣

I’d like to point something out to our OBSERVERS that absurd over us periodically...
 

My deleted post of 9/14 in this forum seemed to be concerned about my "Dad", who has been dead for 58 years.  I wish I’d know him better, since from when I was born to when he passed, he worked the night shift.  Pay was better, and "there’s not a lot of office crowd to distract you."
Not great to have a weekend father, but one and all cope.
Older brother passed and I’ve surpassed his age.

I’m Point.

Anyway, re the comparison I made re our similar glutes...

He would have laughed, made a crack, kinda like what I Do....

"Well, ya’ got what’s coming to you anyway."

Man of few words, mostly.

Didn’t need them. ;)

That’s the Back Story.....

Lately, our politicians are tossing @ss around and hitting the newz with some trepidation....🙄🤷‍♂️

Back to work, J

Oh, BTW....

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...for the MacCrowd.....Place your bets. 👍