Anyone in this hobby lonely like me and wish they could “hang” with a fellow audiophile?
I had to ask this question. Because that’s where I’m at currently. I created a nice little smartly tuned system that I’d love to play for others. As well as a knowledge base that’s strong enough now to listen in educated fashion to others’ systems as well. I just wish I could invite someone to listen, or vise versa. But all my audiophile friends are states or continents away. I live in a small town in east coast Florida and just don’t know anyone in my region who’s an audiophile other than dealers.
Any thoughts?
Will post system in next post
Thanks!
Tim
Iowa. Lots of corn, chickens but audio stores long gone. My wife knows I have fun working, listening, adding subtracting pieces. My son and his friend always want to listen and enjoy the upgrades and better sound. Bottom line, setting up a listening session just isn't what most people do anymore. I listen. My system is in the basement, kind of isolating but I enjoy good sounding music, even by myself. |
In general Audiophiles can be stubborn. condescending and at times obnoxious. Whether or not their audio system is < $5k or > $50k the Audiophile can be very inflexible. An example was a guy was constantly bashing the Wilson Audio Sabrina V at an audio demo unveiling this summer. At a previous event after the rep. played his demo tracks I suggested Keb' Mo' a well known male vocal Audiophile recording. After 10 seconds a couple walked out then abruptly 3 more followed nearly clearing out the room. I never assumed Keb' Mo' was that polarizing at an audio event. My point is try to have an open and respectful mind regarding others personal taste and biases when regarding music and components. |
@dayglow Did you play, “I Like the Old Me Better”? My freshly married son didn’t think it was as funny as I did. When I shared it with him on line he refused to respond. Yes, Keb Mo can step on some toes while being a hoot to others. Edit: To contribute to the topic, I certainly feel the same way as the Original Poster: lonely. Sometimes I feel like the guy who skips church to play golf who hits a hole-in-one. Who you gonna tell? But the, if you tell others about your experiences, or your system, you come across as a colossal bore, or at least I do. So you keep it in, listen in the basement, or wherever. It’s nice to enjoy music you like on a system you built and/or acquired, and I don’t do it often enough for the investment I’ve made. But I’m happy when I do. |
@oldrooney It was the first track on his 1994 Self Titled album "Every Morning". |
@tlcocks How did you find out about the SCAS meeting on the 27th? There's nothing I see on the web page. |
