barrett@hp-dcde.UUCP (01/11/84)
I assume that Greg's comment is not just limited to 'recorded' sound; It seems that an audiophile can like to listen to the real thing as well. dave barrett (hplabs!hp-dcd!barrett)
greg@olivej.UUCP (01/24/84)
The sneers directed at serious audiophiles, labelling them (us?) "Golden Ears" smacks of the mentality one often finds in conjunction with musical performance: "I don't know anything about music but I know what I like". That's fine, but why condemn someone who has taken the time and trouble to extend their perceptions beyond that state? It only stands to reason that just as a programmer can improve with time and experience (if he/she wants to), a cook can read and practice to develop extended culinary skills, and a musician can continue to grow artistically through work and practice, that an audiophile can train and develop his/her abilities to hear nuances and subtleties in recorded sound that he/she didn't previously. So why knock someone for doing that? Is it defensiveness? While we're at it, shall we knock Julia Child for alerting us to the differences in cooking wines? Funny, but I never see anyone reacting against "golden palettes" in net.cooks. Greg Paley