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In the Thread: Audio industry metaphor

Post Subject: The metaphor of modern life?Posted by rowuk on: 10/31/2014

Just for the sake of digging a bit deeper.........
If we are sick, we go to a doctor (well some of us do....)
If we have trouble relating, we go tho a psychologist
If our house is on fire, we call the fire department.
In times of strife, many discover religion
We read magazines to get recommendations on what snow tires to put on our BMWs
Why in hell should it be different with audio?

Did the doctor solve our sickness, offer a bandaid or give us information to change our lives to minimise sickness?
Did the psychologist help us grab foot in society again - or just accompany our misery?
Did the fire department just use brute force to put the fire out or try and minimise damage
Do all of our religious leaders lead us to a better life or is it yet another opportunistic situation to build a power base?
After an accident in the winter can we say that we got the "best" snow tires for our BMW?
Why in hell should it be different with audio?

I know that it is hard to look at some poor guy that just invested 300 grand and has no idea what to do with it and feel so sorry that we try to help them, but do we lose an opportunity by not trying or picking a strategy guaranteed not to work? Who are the really fortunate ones on earth - those that prove ignorance is bliss or those that are in the eternal hell of being "surrounded by incompetence" (thank you Elmer Fudd). To be honest, I am not sure anymore, but sure am happy that when I listen to my audio playback in "music" mode, that no issues of cable, phase or frequency response spoil the fun..........

If I were travelling, and seated next to you and started talking about audio, I probably would also invite you to listen to my playback. The reasons would be to share some of my favorite recordings with someone who obviously knows a lot more about audio than I do. The visit would not be just audio however, there are many other great reasons to visit someone than the music room. My playback may not be worthy of illustre audience, but then again.................

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