[superliu]

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when you've been waiting six months for your headphones to get made.

wow, what kind of headphone you are waiting for? 

 

[Mauricio]

Speaking of a DAC whose sound is mediated by the amplifier and the speaker/headphone, you say things like "the articulation of the sound and the air of the instruments are moderated by a slight but perceptible warm sibilance, punctuated by the subtlest of metallic treble, adding a well-rounded sound and image", and you think you are saying something useful and meaningful beyond your own personal experience.

 

[manveru]

 
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Speaking of a DAC whose sound is mediated by the amplifier and the speaker/headphone, you say things like "the articulation of the sound and the air of the instruments are moderated by a slight but perceptible warm sibilance, punctuated by the subtlest of metallic treble, adding a well-rounded sound and image", and you think you are saying something useful and meaningful beyond your own personal experience.

Haha, sounds like a 6fools review.

 

[Mauricio]

Your first instinct in trying to improve the tonality of your DAC is not to equalize the signal or improve your headphones/speakers, but rather to change the DAC's power cord for a more "warmer sounding" cable.

 

[Tilpo]

^ ^ ^

When you differentiate between Audiophools and Audiophiles, since you don't want to be put in the same camp as all the people who spent money on accessories that are not justified by scientific evidence.
i.e. You know you are an audiophile when you actually care about what I just said.

(with all due respect, Mauricio)

 

[Mauricio]

You demand the finest mastering, mixing and recording; over-sized, regulated outboard power supplies; the highest sampling rates and bit-depths; the most expensive and sophisticated implementations of the most advanced DAC chips; and cables and interconnects with Litz electrons and cadmium-plated titanium.  Yet you still insist in passing your pristine signal through a passive crossover consisting of crude power inductors, capacitors and resistors, and you consider the concept of an active speaker a technologically-repugnant absurdity.

 

[Zeebra]

When you differentiate between Audiophools and Audiophiles, since you don't want to be put in the same camp as all the people who spent money on accessories that are not justified by scientific evidence.

To be honest I dislike being thought of as someone who's into audio voodoo, because the average person thinks such beliefs are silly. Being very self-conscious about myself and people's opinions I claim I'm an engineer student in signal processing (which I am), and that I decide my purchases in a slightly (but not really all that much) more down-to-earth way

 

[Tilpo]

To be honest I dislike being thought of as someone who's into audio voodoo, because the average person thinks such beliefs are silly. Being very self-conscious about myself and people's opinions I claim I'm an engineer student in signal processing (which I am), and that I decide my purchases in a slightly (but not really all that much) more down-to-earth way

It's not like I look down on people who buy audio related things which don't make much sense to me (e.g. Power cords).
In the end we are all in the same boat; we all pursuit perfect sound in one way or another. Each path to this final goal is equally valid.

It's simply the fact that some people associate being an audiophile with being a nutjob.

 

[Zeebra]

It's simply the fact that some people associate being an audiophile with being a nutjob.

Precisely the reason why I want to differentiate myself from the pack even though I recognize myself as an audiophile. The term has a very nasty tone to it.

 

[IEMCrazy]

When you get upset about a high profile story involving a pedophile because you feel you now have to avoid saying you're an audiophile in public since people will hear what they think they hear

 

[Tilpo]

When you want your 1000th post to be in this thread.

 

[IEMCrazy]

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When you want your 1000th post to be in this thread.

 
LOL, that counts!  Congrats!

 

[Parall3l]

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When you want your 1000th post to be in this thread.

I remember when I had my 1500th here. 

 

[Tilpo]

I remember when I had my 1500th here. 

I too remember that, and for no particular reason I look forward to share the experience.

 

[MattTCG]

I guess I would call myself an audiophile now. Mostly because I care about the sound/musicality of the headphones that I listen to. I care enough to research and share ideas with others about how to get the sound that I want. My goal is just to enjoy the music within my budget and not become so caught up in analyzing the equipment that I stop getting lost in the enjoyment of the tunes...