erich@inmet.inmet.com (09/13/90)
Why are we Audiophiles? Ray Chowkwan and I had a recent E-mail discussion where an interesting point arose - what is the motivation behind those who pursue audiophilic interests? Some of you may be motivated by love of the music and wish to reproduce it as accurately as possible, still others enjoy the equipment as much as the music it produces. Ray loves the music, for him the system that produces it is secondary. For myself, I enjoy the design of audio equipment as much if not more so than listening to it. So as a matter of curiosity I would be interested to hear why the rest of you consider yourselves audiophiles? It is love of music, love of the equipment, the art of tinkering to produce the best sound, or professional affiliation which has bled over into personal life, etc... Please summarize your *primary* reason for this pursuit and then if you desire, go into a little more detail about your passions regarding this field. Any responses E-mailed to me will be collated and summarized in a future posting. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Internet: erich@inmet.inmet.com UUCP: uunet!inmet!erich
ttak@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (Timothy Takahashi) (09/14/90)
In article <6285@uwm.edu> erich@inmet.inmet.com writes: >Why are we Audiophiles? For me, Audiophilia (?) is a blending of a technical hobby with my love of music. It's very rewarding to build a contraption (preamp in my case), plug it in, have it work - then sit back and listen to the MUSIC that comes through the system. I try to listen to interpretation - I believe that the SUM of the interpretive experiences obtained by listening to different recording best serves the composers wishes. In other words, I may have favorite recordings, but alas, very few "definitive" recordings. My humble system of Dual CS-5000/Shure V-15/Custom Tube Preamp/Dyna ST-70/ Magnepan Ic equipement allows me to hear the "interpretation" better than my old mid-fi equipment. I do not revel in the "seamless" soundstage for sound's sake, rather, I hear the music in space, rather than blaring over a set of speakers. In short, the more the system reveals of the original session, the better. tim