In Reply to: RE: I'm An Audiophile and I Won't Apologize for It posted by JayG on February 21, 2015 at 10:10:29:
...to skeptics, I always describe being an audiophile like a driving enthusiast.
If I just want to get from point A to B, a Honda Civic will do just fine.
But if I want to enjoy driving there, and I can afford it, I'll drive a Porsche.
My expensive stereo is the Porsche.
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Follow Ups
- RE: I'm An Audiophile and I Won't Apologize for It - mkuller 10:21:10 02/21/15 (29)
- The auto analogy is pretty weak... - Steve O 11:17:19 02/21/15 (28)
- As usual the concept of purpose is buried in the ruble - Goober58 13:13:32 02/21/15 (20)
- yup...and the 'absolute sound' myth - Tom Schuman 04:54:16 02/24/15 (0)
- That's the role of non-experience - E-Stat 14:03:21 02/21/15 (18)
- RE: That's the role of non-experience - Goober58 20:00:11 02/21/15 (17)
- RE: That's the role of non-experience - E-Stat 20:36:40 02/21/15 (16)
- Denying it is pure ignorance - Goober58 21:42:56 02/21/15 (15)
- Loving another man???? - mkuller 10:30:29 02/22/15 (5)
- When all else fails - E-Stat 14:50:10 02/22/15 (4)
- LOL - nothing failed - it was a perfect analogy just like.... - Goober58 15:15:45 02/22/15 (3)
- Too funny! - E-Stat 15:20:47 02/22/15 (2)
- That's really not true - you are talking about what other people find good enough - Goober58 15:42:39 02/22/15 (1)
- How many times must we ask you to read the article - E-Stat 15:56:41 02/22/15 (0)
- Experience based analogies. - soulfood 09:15:36 02/22/15 (3)
- Concede what - that often expensive audio is a status purchase? - Goober58 12:49:44 02/22/15 (2)
- A rant would qualify as being more than a little hoot. -nt - soulfood 14:08:44 02/22/15 (1)
- Remember that - E-Stat 14:24:01 02/22/15 (0)
- "I don't really give a hoot about the pursuit of the absolute sound" - E-Stat 22:00:11 02/21/15 (4)
- It's a double edged blade - Goober58 23:15:52 02/21/15 (3)
- Nice story Goob - E-Stat 07:12:17 02/22/15 (2)
- You're making my point for me - Goober58 13:12:21 02/22/15 (1)
- But have nothing to do with Kaplan's article - E-Stat 13:15:27 02/22/15 (0)
- Good as any. On a more esoteric but less exotic note... - soulfood 12:19:27 02/21/15 (0)
- It's one anyone can identify with... - mkuller 11:52:31 02/21/15 (2)
- You seem to be out of touch with Joe sixpack... - Steve O 12:54:39 02/21/15 (1)
- "Lately, what gets publicized is the fringe aspect of it" - E-Stat 13:09:39 02/21/15 (0)
- " and tends to be quite objective. " - E-Stat 11:50:53 02/21/15 (2)
- It's called.... - rlw 18:11:50 02/21/15 (1)
- That's what I said - E-Stat 20:37:24 02/21/15 (0)