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Music makes me a better person, audio is just a way to get there.

I'm a music audiophile as I like the most realistic sounding recordings I can find, for me that has been mostly SACDs, LPs and high resolution 24 bit downloads. But I'm not into equipment, I just demand that it brings out the sound and feelings of my recordings and not look ugly. I usually keep equipment until it costs too much to repair.

You mentioned "Bose people", Why are so many audiophiles down on Bose? I was quite happy with my floor standing Bose 601 Series I Direct/Reflecting speakers I had for many years.


I don't measure myself against anyone whither their mini system costs $200 or they megabuck system costs $100,000. Although I am proud I put together a realistic sounding audio/video system for less than $3,000 by buying used, demo and clearance pieces.

I have always said that everyone hears things differently and what is important to one listener will not be important to another. As long as one enjoys the music that is the thing.

In the past some have tried to claim I put down people who listen to CDs, this is not true I personally abhor the CD format and cannot enjoy listening to it, so by all rights I should not. On the other hand I envy those who can listen to CDs as they have a wider selection of music to chose from. In reality I am putting down a format that I find unacceptable to me personally not those that enjoy it, a big distinction I believe. Thus I think this translates into other personal choices, I think some people take it personal when others don't like what they like. If everyone would live and let live this would not happen.

I never could understand the snobby and elitist attitudes you mention, I shall be following this thread to try to learn what could cause that.

Listening to Louis Armstrong while typing this, its all about the music!



Edits: 07/19/12

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