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In the Thread: About moronity of DIY Audio movement.
Post Subject: Re: Music loversPosted by skushino on: 5/9/2005
YES! We all know music lovers who have never heard great audio playback, and could probably care less about audio. They do know alot about music though. They are musicians, engineers, artists, regular people, those that have season tickets to the symphony, play in a band, piano, guitar, violin, whatever. I understand your distinction between music lovers and audio and I agree with this.
BUT, we chose a different path. We chose to painfully acquire the experience and knowledge of playback to enhance our music experience. My problem with audio (only one problem....) is that the commercial route is becomming less interesting, even boring. It is the endless tail chasing of searching and buying better audio. Well, this is such a destructive cycle. There is no end game, no satisfaction, no exit strategy, leading to disappointment. I decided to change direction, and get off the train. My point is that DIY, as a platform for interacting with audio and creating something new, has potential to provide another type of satisfaction and peace, simply because it involves the act of creating something good, and a sense of ownership of concept and execution, that is personal and selfish (in a good way), that buying a new box is not.
Please understand me - I'm no DIY genius. The fact is I am a beginner, learning the basics. But I look forward to appreciating music on my system, after I have a hand in shaping it, simply because I created part of it, I learned something new in the process, and it is unique. No amount of money spent at the dealer can buy that.
Of course there are DIY people who care more about circuits than music. I see them as a resource to help me learn circuits. In exchange, I might share some interesting music with them. Whether they appreciate it or not is of no concern.
bty, for anyone else interested or bored enough to read this, this is only my path and opinion, and I have no problems with anybody who plugs into the music with commercial gear. Mine is not the only path, only one person's.
Best,
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