The cost of your system is not an indicator of anything, only that you're willing to pay that for it. Paying 2x, 3x etc for your audio vs video or vice versa is like saying that you're a better Giants fan if you pay for better seats. You are an audiophile if you evaluate sound quality of purchases up front (or during a trial period, thanks Outlaw) and make an informed decision based on your personal preferences and performance, not numbers. Moreover, if you're at all discerning about your sound (as with your video), you'll spend countless hours calibrating and/or tweaking, tweaking, tweaking, until you squeeze every available ounce of quality out of it. To me, THAT makes you an audiophile, much more than the perceived quality or value of your equipment.
If surround sound isn't important to you, you're not going to spend the scratch on it, or spend time worrying about it. For me, the tweaking never stops, but that's because I enjoy the journey as much as the destination.
Well said.... I read those posts and thought to myself, spending 2x on audio over video is easy. Hit up craigslist for $50 tv and a $100 Bose stereo setup and I could be an audiophile too!!
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The cost of your system is not an indicator of anything, only that you're willing to pay that for it. Paying 2x, 3x etc for your audio vs video or vice versa is like saying that you're a better Giants fan if you pay for better seats. You are an audiophile if you evaluate sound quality of purchases up front (or during a trial period, thanks Outlaw) and make an informed decision based on your personal preferences and performance, not numbers. Moreover, if you're at all discerning about your sound (as with your video), you'll spend countless hours calibrating and/or tweaking, tweaking, tweaking, until you squeeze every available ounce of quality out of it. To me, THAT makes you an audiophile, much more than the perceived quality or value of your equipment.
If surround sound isn't important to you, you're not going to spend the scratch on it, or spend time worrying about it. For me, the tweaking never stops, but that's because I enjoy the journey as much as the destination.
Well said.
Well said.... I read those posts and thought to myself, spending 2x on audio over video is easy. Hit up craigslist for $50 tv and a $100 Bose stereo setup and I could be an audiophile too!!