Perhaps an alternate explanation?

Posted by Batman (A) on February 23, 2016 at 13:35:54

In Reply to: Collectors vs Audiophiles posted by Ross on February 22, 2016 at 14:30:03:

It is wrong to assume that we all hear music in the same way and thus think that everybody's enjoyment of music would be improved by better equipment.

Fewer professional musicians are audiophiles than the normal population. Studies with PET scanners have shown that when these people hear music a different part of their brain lights up. It shows that they're hearing the music in their brain as if it was being played live and the playback method has no effect on the result. In fact I have a friend who's the principal viola in the symphony and he listens to vinyl (he has a great collection) on a 50's MAGNAVOX console! Sure, it's tubes but that's all you can say for it. Nevertheless, I'm sure that he derives as much enjoyment from it as I do from my rig.

My suspicion is that many of these "collectors" may just hear music differently. Some of us listen to the music and some of us listen to the equipment and some of us move back and forth :-)

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Topic - Collectors vs Audiophiles - Ross 14:30:03 02/22/16 (25)

I think the answer is yes. - MannyE 09:12:01 02/25/16 (0)

Perhaps an alternate explanation? - Batman 02/23/1613:35:54 02/23/16 (2)

RE: Perhaps an alternate explanation? - learsfool 21:03:31 02/25/16 (0)

RE: Perhaps an alternate explanation? - Crazy Dave 14:29:30 02/23/16 (0)

RE: Collectors vs Audiophiles - rindolini 12:33:12 02/23/16 (0)

Me? - Penguin 07:24:41 02/23/16 (0)

Seriously? why bother with the distinction? - 3db 05:26:37 02/23/16 (0)

There are plenty of audiophiles with huge collections.... - vinyl1 19:07:44 02/22/16 (2)

Yeah, but they only play parts of 6 of them. :-) - volunteer 04:38:25 02/23/16 (1)

Clearly - E-Stat 17:31:06 02/23/16 (0)

You gotta define your terms - Amphissa 16:56:03 02/22/16 (3)

Well said. - rbolaw 19:10:40 02/22/16 (1)

Tweeners? - Amphissa 12:14:15 02/23/16 (0)

Beautifully put and so true! nt. - ecl876 17:50:08 02/22/16 (0)

RE: Collectors vs Audiophiles - rbolaw 16:29:46 02/22/16 (4)

It is not the tape - Penguin 07:36:47 02/23/16 (3)

RE: It is not the tape - rbolaw 10:52:20 02/23/16 (1)

Yuppp (nt) - Penguin 11:18:00 02/23/16 (0)

Sh#t, that was such an audiofool statement...(nt) - Penguin 07:40:02 02/23/16 (0)

RE: Collectors vs Audiophiles - Condorsat 15:18:05 02/22/16 (0)

RE: Collectors vs Audiophiles - bill_stevenson@bellsouth.net 14:49:19 02/22/16 (3)

Eccentric is the right descriptive word... - Interstage Tranny 15:58:30 02/22/16 (2)

RE: Eccentric is the right descriptive word... - bill_stevenson@bellsouth.net 08:28:10 02/23/16 (0)

Say what?! - kuma 16:09:26 02/22/16 (0)

RE: Collectors vs Audiophiles - gkirkos 14:37:25 02/22/16 (0)

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Perhaps an alternate explanation? - Batman 02/23/1613:35:54 02/23/16 (2)

RE: Perhaps an alternate explanation? - learsfool 21:03:31 02/25/16 (0)

RE: Perhaps an alternate explanation? - Crazy Dave 14:29:30 02/23/16 (0)

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