...<aesthe...@hotmail.com> wrote: http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9950368-7.html?tag=nefd.lede"Adieu to the trueaudiophile?" A worthless article. No point, no reason. The same thing could have been written in the 70s about the popularity of 8-track tapes. Besides, like Andrew Rose said, digital audio ...
...<aesthe...@hotmail.com> wrote: http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9950368-7.html?tag=nefd.lede"Adieu to the trueaudiophile?" A worthless article. No point, no reason. The same thing could have been written in the 70s about the popularity of 8-track tapes. Besides, like Andrew Rose said, digital audio has ...
... wrote: http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9950368-7.html?tag=nefd.lede"Adieu to the trueaudiophile?" After I read that article, I felt like ... (ahem) effect of voodoo science on entry-level audiophiles, with perfectly sincere sales people trying to ...listening room. After the excesses of the late 20th C audiophile ostentation (less admiring what a system sounded like ...
On Jun 4, 7:34 pm, "aesthe...@hotmail.com" <aesthe...@hotmail.com> wrote: http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9950368-7.html?tag=nefd.lede"Adieu to the trueaudiophile?" After I read that article, I felt like I am ready to be set out to pasture in Jurassic Park--the Prequel.
... posted about handcrafted electronics of half a century ago. Quality in recording formats and electronics is a commodity today, and the "trueaudiophile" now focusses on non-problems like power cords, ... cables, direct heated cathodes, etc. So what is it you don't understand? I happen to be a trueaudiophile, and have little interest in expensive power cables, Mpingo ...
...Will someone still use an iPod in 30 years," like audiophiles do high-end speakers? The answer is, of course, not...article......hmm...I'm shaking my head. In any case, separating the trueaudiophile from the one who buys all the right equipment, but has a tin ear .... Perhaps the lack of some kind of coolness and status of these faux- audiophile setups has driven back the ranks of the mid-fi ...
... outside of the city limits of Detroit. Thanks for sharing your ignorance of geograophy. Your suburb falls well within the catchment area. Oh Ian, so now you are talking about sewers! It is true that Detroit's sewer system is one of the largest in the world, and that it serves many suburbs. Stop being such a supercillious old fool, and read the report. I...
Norman M. Schwartz wrote: "Audiophile" continues on as a dirty word here, unless you happen to be a well known violinist who spends 3 million dollars for an fiddle because it has a special "depth" of sound. Amongst "planar" enthusiasts it's not at all uncommon to spend over $20K for a Maggie 20.1 plus the money for suitable amplifiers to drive them, and perhaps even more for ...
...@comcast.net> said: If you can afford $20K for a car, you can damn well afford $10K for a stereo system No, I don't think so. I think that's a very bad comparison... "Audiophile" continues on as a dirty word here, unless you happen to be a well known violinist who spends 3 million dollars for an fiddle because it has a special "depth" of sound. Amongst "planar" ...
