....to the audiopile (sic)? Article

that was a great article, thanks for sharing.

Nice. In many places I felt like they were describing me. :-)

Amusing article. We get 'audiophile' grade sound out of reasonably priced equipment now.

There is lots of content that is exceptionally recorded, even if there is exponentially more garbage.

If Yes had just mastered their stuff a little better I'd be in heaven.

Indeed

Back in the good old days, late 70s and early 80s, I was just a nose on the window audiophile. I had a decent H/K amp and some good speakers (Radian Research. Anyone ever hear of those?) But mostly I just gazed longingly at pictures in magazines discussing equipment I couldn't afford.

The one part of this article that really hit home was "just" listening to music. I do that now and my son thinks I'm beyond weird. I tried though. When he was old enough I got him a decent Yamaha receiver, some M3s, and a Hsu sub ... and he connected his iPod to it. Sigh. Still I hold out hope that he was properly seeded.

Thanks for posting the link.

Yea...I'm definitely one of those old-school sic(sic) audiopiles.

"I guess I am what you might describe as totally obsessed with sound..."

Guilty as charged.

I was exposed to hi-fi audio early and it's been a huge priority in my life.

Even when I was living in a studio apartment that had a futon, a beanbag and some milk crates for tables, I had a super bitchin' stereo system!

But I can certainly think of a lot worse passions to pursue!

I love sophisticated aesthetics and trying to live life with the vigor of a connoisseur, whatever your passions are.

sanctum sanctorum of sound

Indeed...

…which is far better than the sound of santorum.

I think I saw that movie.

Or anything else Santorum!

Yuck! Named after Rick "Man-Dog" Santorum.

Only in America...

Mark, a rather interesting article, but to me most interesting was to read the arrogant nonsense of Stereophile's Mr. Iverson, assigning an importance to high-end audiophiles which is out of touch with reality. Major developments in audio come from major developers. For example, the most significant development of the past 50 years, the CD, was a joint venture of two giants in the industry: Sony and Philips.

What's great about the current audio scene isn't the quality of "high-end"(i.e., high-priced)equipment, but the excellent quality of modestly-priced equipment which the major players in the industry have given us.