"Audiophile Debate"

[Feanor]

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In the heyday of the industry (late 70's to early 80's), audiophiles were referred to as "tweaks," and had little use for reason and practicality. If someone designed an oak-covered brick to place on top of an amplifier (and someone actually did design this!), and a tweak heard a "dramatic improvement" in sound by using this Brick, then good for him. As for the rest of those of us down here on planet Eearth, such an idea is inherently ridiculous. This "brick" was sold to reduce "capacitor clatter." Capacitor clatter? Gimme a break!

Not wanting to be associated with the other-wordly beliefs and thoughts of audiophiles during the industry's best period probably resulted in my deliberately not trying to use the term to describe myself.

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... The more they stay the same.

Check out Machina Dynamica ...
http://www.machinadynamica.com/

[basite]

... The more they stay the same.

Check out Machina Dynamica ...
http://www.machinadynamica.com/

I saw some dude trying to sell a 'processed' tennis ball on ebay; he said that it would perform miracles...

cost $20 a piece...

but it was a parody or so, somekind of an answer to the machinadynamica stuff out there

Keep them spinning,
Bert.

[Slippers On]

It is the "itch" of being an audiophile which annoys me at times - the need to try something else. It is this "itch" which has led the industry to fleece the tweaker at every juncture.

I found myself heading in one direction ... to try to reproduce not what pleased me but what I thought an audiophile should be searcing for - the reproduction of a live concert. I lost sight of enjoying the music and instead began to listen for things I thought should be there.

I have since changed my direction and have once again started to listen to music. I too like the Krells but also sometimes my mood takes me to listening to my valve set-up which gives me an equally joyful listen. I can now allow my mood to dictate how I listen and not what I think I should be listening to.

As a sidenote; last month for a laugh I wrote a letter to 'Hi-Fi Choice' magazine telling them that the reason there are not many lady audiophiles is because their earings set up micro-vibrations which interfered with the true path of soundwaves as they converged on the ear --- it would surprise me NOT if it was published! Perhaps a brick on the head would cure their 'chatter clatter'?


Slippers Off

[Scott W]

In the broadest sense of the term whenever "phile" is attached to a word it means "love of".
I would tend to agree with those who spoke of passion/love of the hobby of audio and all that entails when using the term.

The biggest problem with the term "audiophile" among many who use it, is that they do so in order to establish their rank or status within the hobby. Using their own standards often based on knowledge or the cost of their equipment they define themselves as "audiophiles" and others who don't meet that standard as something less

The above paragraphs are quoted from anothers post because I am not quite as articulate(big word for me and probably mispelled)as many of the posters, but it pretty much sums up my thoughts.It is the love of the music/audio gear that leads me to claim the title of audio/music enthusiest rather than audiophile.I've come a long way from that 8 track player in the 70s and have experienced many goosebumps along the way and that my fellow enthusiests is what it's all about for me.