Audiophile-Whats your definition of the term

2009-03-19 11:08:07

#1

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6717|The Twilight Zone

I believe an audiophile is someone who can distinguish sounds, hears any reproduction error and obviously has equipment that can reproduce an accurate sound.
A music lover isn't necessarily an audiophile but an audiophile enjoys listening to music.

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2009-03-19 11:13:58

#2

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6461|Winland

I agree.

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2009-03-19 11:16:18

#3

kylef: Gone; +1,352|6757|N. Ireland

I think you are taking this too far.

2009-03-19 11:17:12

#4

Pochsy: Artifice of Eternity; +702|5807|Toronto

I have a question, but not a definition. How does an audiophile determine a reproduction error in music that is meant to be choppy and uses sounds normally associated with poor audio quality (feedback, skips, background noise)?

This for example:

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2009-03-19 11:19:43

#5

Mekstizzle: WALKER; +3,611|6884|London, England

.Sup wrote:
I believe an audiophile is someone who can distinguish sounds, hears any reproduction error and obviously has equipment that can reproduce an accurate sound.
A music lover isn't necessarily an audiophile but an audiophile enjoys listening to music.

Sounds like a curse to me (pun not intended)

Last edited by Mekstizzle (2009-03-19 11:20:05)

2009-03-19 11:22:19

#6

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6461|Winland

Pochsy wrote:
I have a question, but not a definition. How does an audiophile determine a reproduction error in music that is meant to be choppy and uses sounds normally associated with poor audio quality (feedback, skips, background noise)?

This for example:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcPC2-z13fg

He makes sure every last scratch and skip is there

And Mek, it is.

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2009-03-19 11:23:31

#7

FatherTed: xD; +3,936|6764|so randum

kylef wrote:
I think you are taking this too far.

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2009-03-19 11:25:31

#8

KEN-JENNINGS: I am all that is MOD!; +2,979|6895|949

So what would you recommend for around $400 as a starter system focused around a PC? I have an old sub and some crappy PC speakers but I'd like to eventually queue all my music up through my PC instead of having the setup I have right now. Right now I have a receiver that has a turntable and a stereo system plugged in with decent 5.1 surround speakers. I guess my question is if I can use my PC as a receiver? Also, I haven't really looked but have you heard of a program that can rip vinyl to media file without raping quality? So it's a two-part question :p

2009-03-19 11:26:25

#9

Zimmer: Un Moderador; +1,688|7019|Scotland

Wow. You did not just do that. Oh dear.

I feel a ban coming.

No more audiophile threads. It creates hating in the Tech section. It looks stupid and nobody really cares.

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