Are there other hobbyists that literally go out of their way to shoot themselves in the foot every chance they get? It's legit baffling.
Are there other hobbyists that literally go out of their way to shoot themselves in the foot every chance they get? It's legit baffling.
Audiophiles.
Yeah if it's how hard they're being had on an individual basis, audiophiles are up there.
In terms of scale I think there's a definite argument for gamers.
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I just think vacuum tubes are cool.
I bought a tube schiit stack for $120, it sounds literally exactly the same as my e10k I got for $40 7 years ago but it sure does look fancy
Analog audiophiles are literally just the same kind of people who judge the taste of wine by the price tag.
"I can hear the difference!" They keep saying despite falling for a dozen different "analog only" vinyl companies that use digital somewhere cause its literally just objectively more efficient and indistinguishable.
They recently sued one of these companies who invented a process that makes less vinyls for more money, but has less in-between steps between master and finished vinyl. Then it turned out they actually made a digital recording of the master tapes because otherwise they were gonna start harming them due to fucking with them all the time.
But no, this ruined their value, both due to using digital and cause it meant that the supply wasn't going to be limited by the tapes disintegrating eventually.
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nah. the overwhelming majority of people who call themselves that are using lamp cord and whatever sounds good.
to listen to music, an objectively more artistic medium with a much longer history and deeper connection to human culture.
theyre better than gamers.