Astute post. Your point about ear training, in particular, makes a great deal of sense. It strikes me as odd that people who profess themselves music lovers (well, sound lovers, strictly speaking) shouldn't take more pains to pursue musical education. Even some adult piano courses would be better than the next upgrade -- learn to listen, learn about scales and keys, learn about rhythm, etc. As little as half a year of classes would greatly add to one's appreciation of music. People spend more money on interconnects.
Codmate;165144 Wrote: > Haha! Of course 'Audiophile' forums are full of flame wars etc! > > Firstly, this hobby attracts a certain type of person shall we say. > Often those slightly lacking in social skills. And yes - I'm quite > content to admit I'm in this category... > > Secondly 'audiophiles' sometimes tend to reject the notion that sound > is subjective. Everybody has different peaks and troughs in their audio > spectrum, and therefore, unless I can hear through your ears, and > possibly also with your brain and life experience, I am not hearing the > same thing as you *at all*! Regardless of this almost all audiophiles > think their system (or usually their *next* system) is 'the best'. > > Thirdly 'audiophiles' often spend tens of thousands of pounds (or > more!) on their gear. Once or twice I have seen people using systems > that cost ten or twenty times more than the entire studio monitoring > chain for their favorite album... > This outlay makes it a bit disturbing if somebody tells you they can't > tell the difference between their Dixons midi system and your > half-a-million pound hi-fi ;-) > > A self-confessed 'audiophile' I once knew nearly punched me when I > pointed out that since he was almost completely tone-deaf (he > consistently couldn't tell the difference between two similar music > phrases when I played them to him on the guitar), he would be better > off spending money on musical training than the hugely expensive valve > mono-blocks he was about to take delivery of ;) > > Audiophilla may in-fact lead to WWIII if we're not careful ;) -- lafayette Sweet Home Alabama ------------------------------------------------------------------------ lafayette's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9022 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30882 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
