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Define "audiophile"

Do you mean those, as Elizabeth points out, that believe that any system that costs less than $20-40K is junk? Or those that spend large amounts of time on internet chat sites or reading mags or discussing audio gear with audiobuddies or attend all the shows?

Or do you mean those people who appreciate good music reproduction, have bought a modest but musically compelling system and are content to build up their music collection rather than upgrade their cables?

I promise you the second subset is alive and well, growing all the time. The first? Well, that group will continue to get smaller and smaller. There's nothing wrong with audio as an all-encompassing hobby. It just doesn't seem to be attracting much young blood. As Paully said, there's just too much competition out there. And as Elizabeth said, it's too expensive to compete with other audiophile's view of what's good and what's not. The cost of admission may be fairly low but the cost of competing is enormously high.


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