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The View from Anti-Audiophiles
#300428 05/15/2021 6:27 AM
by spinaltap
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On reading this revealing MacWorld item, it summerises the contempt that is evident by some against the provision of uncompressed high quality audio.
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Re: The View from Anti-Audiophiles
#300429 May 15th a 06:50 AM
by VirusKiller
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Originally Posted by Prof. Brian Cox
"The problem with today’s world is that everyone believes they have the right to express their opinion AND have others listen to it."

The correct statement of individual rights is that everyone has the right to an opinion, but crucially, that opinion can be roundly ignored and even made fun of, particularly if it is demonstrably nonsense!
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Re: The View from Anti-Audiophiles
#300467 May 17th a 09:11 AM
by VirusKiller
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Nailed it, and in doing so, you summarized everything I despise about the audiofool community and "tweakers".

For me, equipment is a means to an end; the journey has been one of budget constrained discovery, but thankfully I have reached the end of the journey.
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Re: The View from Anti-Audiophiles
#300461 May 17th a 08:08 AM
by Gianni
Gianni
Originally Posted by spinaltap
The definition of ‘Audiophile’…
Originally Posted by Cambridge Dictionary
For an audiophile the quality of streamed any sort of music even played on the highest quality equipment is sometimes perceived to be inadequate.
Fixed that for you
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