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In Reply to: RE: The auto analogy is pretty weak... posted by Steve O on February 21, 2015 at 11:17:19
>...the most publicly visible aspects of audiophillia have tended to reject objectivism in favor of what appears to be mystical and majik excess with a good measure of one upmanship thrown in for good measure.>
Until they hear a well set up high end stereo and experience music through it - like actually driving the Porsche to see how much fun driving can be.
Joe sixpack doesn't understand the engineering of the Porsche any better than the design, parts choice and topology of the stereo amplifier - nor do most care.
In both cases it's about the resulting emotional experience.
The mysticism, majik and one upmanship you mention are usually words used by objectivist anti-audiophile deniers, not the uninitiated.
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...can't disagree that Joe probably doesn't understand the details of the engineering underlying the performance of a Porsche but he knows it's there and can relate to it and readily appreciate the result. Not so with high end audio. Lately, what gets publicized is the fringe aspect of it, not the mainstream (assuming there is one). And the fringe can seem pretty kooky to someone on the outside.
Bottom line is that high end audio is largely irrelevant to the average person and the fringe stuff just adds an embarrassment factor to the situation. Given a choice betw a $100K audio system and a $100K Porsche, Joe is going to choose the Porsche every time. It wouldn't surprise me if Joe were given the choice betw a $10K HTS and a $100K audio system, he'd choose the HTS....unless he could sell the audio system and purchase both a used Porsche AND a new HTS with the proceeds of the sale. In that case he might opt for the audio-only system.
BTW, the use of the word "denier" I think is not entirely appropriate. I know of no one denying the existence of audiophiles but I do know of some that deny the benefits of the apparent mysticism and majik often associated with audiophillia. Unfortunately for audiophilliadom, the majik stuff is often what the uninitiated gets exposure to these days and it frequently leaves a negative impression.
And exactly who is doing that? It's certainly not the music enthusiasts who are trying to share the experience that goes beyond the mid-fi world.
You're absolutely right. There is a decided minority of folks who seem to get the greatest pleasure mocking the extreme (pebbles, dots, other BS) without having any understanding of the larger picture of what there is to appreciate.
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