"Wessel Dirksen" wrote in message ...
This started off as a reply but since it started to be off topic, I decided
to start a new thread.

Being professionally involved with audiophiles and human behavior for awhile
(fortunately not at the same time) I have pondered the reasons why
audiophiles have largely deserted artistic enjoyment for technical
enjoyment.

This is an unwarranted over-generalization. You perhaps have confused
'audiophiles' with 'wealthy audiophile-type system owners'.

As it turns out, looking into this honestly has involved an
introspective side of the thing. I guess I fit into the audiophile character
profile.

Elaborate, please.

Audiophiles should indeed learn to relax, not only skip from segment to
segment to convince (or delude) themselves that something is missing. They
should indeed sometimes put on their "musicophile" cap on and enjoy the art.

I do, all the time. Then, after a while, the shortcomings in the
system gradually begin to interfere. Time to upgrade.

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