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A blast from the past: the unease of the audiophile - TheOldPresbyope - 09-29-2020 It feels good to laugh. I just stumbled across this ten-year old column from hifizine.com. The unease of the audiophile I'm sure none of us sees any of these traits in ourself. Right? Regards, Kent RE: A blast from the past: the unease of the audiophile - the_bertrum - 09-29-2020 "Worse, you start to pick up a “collection” of audiophile-approved recordings that have fantastic soundstages wrapped around sterile tunes. And you leave these lying around in full view, just in case." Yes, I've got a compilation of DSD recordings of pretty dull music that I can hardly bring myself to listen to, but find it even harder to delete. RE: A blast from the past: the unease of the audiophile - grasshopper - 09-29-2020 I wonder if it's more frustrating for people like me who have a budget or those that genuinely can throw whatever they like at it (and do) & still wonder if they can do better somehow. And do people with really high end gear enjoy music more? RE: A blast from the past: the unease of the audiophile - bitlab - 09-30-2020 Thanks for sharing Kent. What I currently like to read for a good laugh are reviews of audiophile network cables and switches. Sometimes sometimes I want to respond to the article because I can no longer handle the nonsense. Fortunately, I come to my senses just in time and move on. RE: A blast from the past: the unease of the audiophile - the_bertrum - 09-30-2020 (09-30-2020, 07:58 AM)bitlab Wrote: Thanks for sharing Kent. Gold plating on your RJ45's is essential man! RE: A blast from the past: the unease of the audiophile - the_bertrum - 09-30-2020 (09-29-2020, 06:51 PM)grasshopper Wrote: I wonder if it's more frustrating for people like me who have a budget or those that genuinely can throw whatever they like at it (and do) & still wonder if they can do better somehow.Well, for me the restrictions on funds lead me to RPi Audio and Moode, so that's increased my pleasure no end ![]() I think hi-end gear is more pleasurable largely because it something nice to look at while you listen. |