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Zero
07-23-2002, 01:18 AM
The above header essentially emplies my current allure with audio. It truely is a rather new and interesting field in which I consider myself rather fortunate to stumble across, though my pocket-book and parents may conclude otherwise.

Through this venture which has yet to really begin to take flight *more like take position on the runway*, I have spent a lot of cash on equipment that I later on dismissed or sold. All for the sake of addiction and learning I suppose.

I simply cannot elaborate the true passion and sensual feelings I recieve when experiencing the crystal clear reproduction of my favorite songs. It delivers you into another world, and for the length of that song, nothing else matters...and all your troubles leave you.

The depression is culled up from that of being on the quest to achieve "perfect sound", a system which can deliever the most lifelike performance possible. Unfortunately it comes at a heavy tag, and considering just how far your willing to go, it may indeed be an almost un-obtainable goal. All of us here who go "high-end" have our reasons, some have reasons more unique then others. However, I would be so bold as to blatenly say that in the end it comes down to the same thing, the love for precise sound.

Its difficult to read about such great products and not get an opportunity to experience them, or even worse, not even being capable of purchasing them at any forseeable point in the future. A reality I suppose many of us face, but in the end you have to forgo these feelings and be thankfull for whats more important in your life.

My apologies for rambling... Just had to type out something this evening :)

GuitarheadCA
07-23-2002, 01:27 AM
Very Well Said.

F1nut
07-23-2002, 02:33 AM
ATCVenom,

What passion...Excellent!

mantis
07-23-2002, 06:55 AM
The sickness never ends, just gets worse over time.

Aaron
07-23-2002, 08:53 AM
The solution is to never demo any equipment that you do not need and cannot afford. That way, you'll never know how good the high end can sound, and anything you do hear you can afford. Too bad I know what good sound is. Doh!

Aaron

madmax
07-24-2002, 10:22 PM
If I could get back every dollar I ever spent on audio I might spend it a little differently, although, I would still spend it on audio. Some things are simply too important to skimp on.
madmax

mantis
07-26-2002, 03:41 PM
Agreed,
Id love to have some of the cash I dumped on gear.So I could buy new gear.

joe logston
07-29-2002, 08:13 AM
a lot of the goal to reach the perfect sound is in the recording,the soft ware is getting better all you need is a good accurate speakers (polk) a good receiver that have decent amps, and set up right, and you will be real close to perfection with the right software. you dont need tons of money to reach that goal.

Audioreality
07-29-2002, 11:45 AM
Excellent post
As an audioholic, i completely understand the delight and depression aspect.
This can be a very bitter-sweet disease.
While it's true that new recording formats require newer equipment to faithfully reproduce the sounds that the engineer was bucking for, older formats pretty much stay the same, not requiring new equipment. I'm discovering that new gear is letting me realize a fuller potential than my old gear. Then again, the increased potential allows the flaws and nuances to shine through when listening to anything. A definate plus for new formats, but my old stuff doesn't sound the same. I'm just not used to hearing recording flaws. At first, i thought it was kinda cool, like listening to something for the first time all over again.
But now i'm not sure.
I've gone the route of separating my HT set up from my 2 channel set up.
I just couldn't find a happy medium.

I came to believe that a sound greater than myself can restore me to sanity.
Now if you'll excuse me i need my speaker fix.
BTW did I mention this is an excellnt post.

mantis
07-29-2002, 10:17 PM
I am guilty,
I breath sleep work dream of audio and video everyday of my life.
I can't get enough.
You'd think that what you do for a living ,you wouldn't want to come home and kepp doing it........It actually made it much worse for me.
Mrs Mantis thinks there is something wrong with me buying then getting rid of things so fast.
I mean the oldest thing in my rig is 4 years old and I already have them 1 1/2 leggs out the door.I can't stop the sickness now do I want 2.

I picked out a house to build due to the fact I can have 9 foot ceiling's in the basement,a walk out so I can bring things down to the theater.I'm building 2 man caves so to speak down there.

I demo and test gear all the time.........searching for the right peice for me.Then find one that I consider better after I found the so called one.

I was really into this all my life....I was heavy into disco music and dance when I was 6 years old.I started guitar lessons when I turned 9,and I haven't looked back ever since.

Audioholic you called it????I think I'm one

liv4fam
07-29-2002, 10:40 PM
Man well said everyone. Searching for the PERFECT SOUND to me and to all of us is the meaning of life. Mantis and I spend everyday hoping and wondering if we will ever truely find the absolute sound. Obviously we all could come close to faithful music reproduction if not for our wallets getting in the way but I hope that everyone of you can at least experience once in your life total harmonic bliss as nothing is as rewarding as that feeling you get when you hear a piece of music that transports you back to a certain place in time that will never be forgotten.

mantis
07-29-2002, 10:46 PM
Liv4fam has just showed our true colors......it's really what it's all about.