The Know-It-All Audiophile

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[cjfrbw]

He's just mad because he doesn't know it all.

 

[Bodhi]

Here is the full article fyi.

 

[Folsom]

He claims there are thousands, but I only thought about one name when I heard him describe the audiophile.

 

[Vienna]

I can think of some more

 

[Hi-FiGuy]

Do you not think he has a valid point here? Precisely the reason a ran from a particular Audio Society that resides in the Los Angeles and Orange County area. Total overload of snobbery and BS.

To add to this specifically I was at one of their meetings and there was a young lad there, early 20's and I made conversation with him because I could read his body language of what he was feeling. I tried to keep him motivated and he ultimately called the BS and attitude and split never to be seen again, very sad.

Other than myself not a single person there acknowledged his presence.

 

[Folsom]

I mean, does it need to be said? I think we all known, and most recognize a little self guilt at times.

 

[cjfrbw]

If you remove the snobbery, is audio even fun any more? What a buzz kill Darko is.

 

[Tango]

Yeah...Keep bitching on the world around him. Definitely Menopause.

Tang

 

[Hi-FiGuy]

Without question it is a snivel fest on a high level. That being said, what happens when we croak? Do you care? Not your problem since you are worm food?
It is either an industry with a definite sunset, or we need to think about its future and do our part to keep bringing new meat into the fold.
I am quite sure the manufacturers that build us all this amazing equipment would appreciate the effort on our behalf.
Either that or Wilson/Magico and the rest better get their earbud game dialed in quick like.

 

[microstrip]

A true audiophile always knows he knows very little. And after sometime he knows that the Know-It-All Audiophiles do not like to be questioned about their beliefs and always find a way to avoid answering any difficult questions.

 

[KeithR]

Without question it is a snivel fest on a high level. That being said, what happens when we croak? Do you care? Not your problem since you are worm food?
It is either an industry with a definite sunset, or we need to think about its future and do our part to keep bringing new meat into the fold.
I am quite sure the manufacturers that build us all this amazing equipment would appreciate the effort on our behalf.
Either that or Wilson/Magico and the rest better get their earbud game dialed in quick like.

+1. Instead the manufacturers have decided to build devices for 50 old dudes rather than try and get 5,000 new audiophiles. Same people who think Steely Dan and James Taylor is hip at a show.

In 10 years the “glory days” audiophile will be in his late 70s and likely in a retirement home not in front of speakers.

 

[dbeau]

+1. Instead the manufacturers have decided to build devices for 50 old dudes rather than try and get 5,000 new audiophiles. Same people who think Steely Dan and James Taylor is hip at a show.

In 10 years the “glory days” audiophile will be in his late 70s and likely in a retirement home not in front of speakers.

Speak for yourself: A month away from 79 and not in a retirement home and in front of my ref quality kit/speakers while expecting this to last for at least 10 more years

 

[Folsom]

+1. Instead the manufacturers have decided to build devices for 50 old dudes rather than try and get 5,000 new audiophiles. Same people who think Steely Dan and James Taylor is hip at a show.

In 10 years the “glory days” audiophile will be in his late 70s and likely in a retirement home not in front of speakers.

Ok Keith, I'm younger than you, so I can relate somewhat to the point. But there are problems, like how to you make something for 5,000 young audiophiles? By that I mean give me the low down on prices you think would work.

Another challenge is that I can't even deny despite that I like plenty or more recent music, it's almost exclusively to the 99.9th percentile, not nearly as alive or nuanced as old music on beat up LPs. So I listen to CDs in the car, but at home it's an immense struggle to appreciate all but some of the very best or select stuff. How do you draw young people in, besides revolutionizing the recording industry? Their shitty equipment (non-audiophile) doesn't struggle to reproduce all the stuff that is so much more dead than old vinyl.

I'd be up for the challenge to make big changes in the industry in different ways, but if you think audiophiles are stuck-up... God Damn, you haven't met audio engineers......

 

[Hi-FiGuy]

I think the biggest obstacle is attention span in this age of instant gratification. Never in my life have I seen so many young people lose interest in anything that takes more than 2 clicks to satisfaction. It is affecting sports as measured in lack of attendance. Most sporting events are 3-4 hours all in, sometimes more, far to long for a very large part of the young persons life today. I do not see many of them sitting still for a few hours without staring at their phones.

As we keep inventing more and more technology to have less and less human interaction I don't see this getting any better anytime soon. Wall-E is not to far off the mark here.

I think an avenue is to somehow expose them to good sound through listening parties, events or casual gatherings. By that I mean not making good sound the focus of the event, but instead having such good sound that they take notice and when they do, do not overload them with stuff they will fall asleep listening to us run on at the mouth. They couldn't care less about flat frequency response curve.

To them good sound is EDC and the like. A report from my kids that have attended is the bass is so heavy it literally scrambles your insides and can make you puke. As you can see by the video there is a lot more to do than just listen to music.

 

[NorthStar]

If you remove the snobbery, is audio even fun any more? What a buzz kill Darko is.

That'll be the day.