Archimago wrote: > Well. Nothing wrong with Ferraris! But when was the last time a Ferrari > afficianado claims better MPG than a Honda Civic :confused:? At least > they concede to the objective facts and can be proud of why they love > their car...
Not really. A lot of Ferrari owners a) think Ferraris are actually better than other cars, and b) think Ferrari is a car company (as opposed to a brand). > Most reasonable people already know that homeopathy / conspiracies / > superstitions / horoscopes are bunk. Really? Look at the number of people in the US who believe in creationism. Or "organic" food (when was the last time you ate inorganic food?). > Hence the idea of the "objectivist audiophile" is not an oxymoron as I > believe many of us here personify... To love great sound. To be > insightful enough to admit that maybe something I own costs way more $$$ > than is needed because I WANT IT is just fine without claims of "golden > ears" or "price:sound quality" correlation. I think the term "audiophile" is too soiled by now. Probably "music lover" is closer to what you describe. "To try to judge the real from the false will always be hard. In this fast-growing art of 'high fidelity' the quackery will bear a solid gilt edge that will fool many people" - Paul W Klipsch, 1953 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Julf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=42050 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103980 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
