tyler_durden;214127 Wrote: > I think that your average, golden-eared audiophile is just like the guy > who spends vast sums on wine because he can taste a difference.
Interesting observation, epsecially as I tend toward being a bit of an oenophile (though not a true audiophile at all). When I first started wine tasting, I tried very hard to develop my ability to detect "raspberry" vs. "blackberry" in the wine and other subtleties that are perceptual. I also liked to use a lot of the rather pompous vocabulary you find aroudn wine snobs. Then, when I actually *learned* about wine from a really talented winemaker, I discovered that the perfect vocabulary for wine tasting is this: "I like this wine" or "I don't like this wine". Because, in the end, my tastes are NOT the same as anyone else's so trying to convince them my taste/smell/brain combination is more correct than theirs is equivalent to trying to teach pigs to sing. -=> Jim -- JimC ------------------------------------------------------------------------ JimC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9428 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36503 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
