2/21/2023 0 Comments Essence of scorn![]() ![]() It satisfies, entertains and pleases me."Īnother paraphrased Friedrich Nietzsche: "Egoism is the very essence of the noble/audiophile soul." One member boasted: "Who says it has to be shared? I'm an audiophile for me. "If you have a nice high-end audio system," said Aleksandar Matijaca, "post a pic on and wait for the hatred." That's a lot of kvetching about cables and soul-baring about speaker sensitivities! Responses to my queries rolled in at a seemingly exponential clip more than 500 in less than three hours, and more continued to arrive for a week, eventually totaling 50 single-spaced pages. On these virtual forums audiophiles exchange opinions, upload system photos, and discuss the inexhaustible pros and cons of cables, tweaks, noise isolation, and, of course, analog vs digital.įor fun, I recently took a break from posting to my own FB group, Jazz Vinyl Lovers, to ask FB audiophiles a handful of age-old but still-relevant questions: "Why do so many music lovers dislike the audiophile state of mind? Is it envy of audiophiles who have more long green to spend on music reproduction than the rest of us? Or is it that only the music should matter, and not the gear? Or, since most people can't hear the difference anyway, why the serious expenditure on what amount to boys' toys?" Like all self-respecting Facebookers, audiophiles also have their groups, including Audiophile Network, High End & Vinyl Lovers United, Audiophiles North America, and Hi Fi Audio, with memberships ranging from 3000 to 10,000. From fans of frogs (FrogStomp) and proponents of clean public toilets (Benjyo Soujer) to a group that challenged an Iranian cleric's statement that women's flimsy attire causes earthquakes (Boobquake), social media is a global town square in which anyone with a keyboard and an attitude has an equal voice. ![]() Are you on Facebook? Twitter? Instagram? Reddit? Social media has done much to bring together people of every interest imaginable to share their fascinations, desires, and, occasionally, delusions.
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