Are you a snob?

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BobM said:
I guess to sum it up ...

It isn't about everyone agreeing or playing with the same "stuff"...it's respecting that people like different things, for different reasons. Being able to appreciate the differences, and learn from them, helps to enrich my life. And that makes me happy.
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BobM said:
I guess to sum it up ...

It isn't about everyone agreeing or playing with the same "stuff"...it's respecting that people like different things, for different reasons. Being able to appreciate the differences, and learn from them, helps to enrich my life. And that makes me happy.
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You got it!

* I'm shopping for a new turntable; any recommendations? ...My budget for the TT, cartridge, tonearm and phono preamp is one thousand Canadian dollars (roughly five hundred USA dollars, with free trade).
- Don't have to be brand new, I'm not that difficult.

There is a resurgence in vinyl, and would love to benefit from it. ...And innovation too: Jack White - 'Lazaretto' album.

Then later on I can shop for an affordable tubed preamp. ...With well made tubes, good/sweet sounding, and linear.
 
I read a great book by the Dali Lama called The Art of Happiness. There is one main theme and my biggest takeaway are these 3 things

Tolorance
Acceptance
Forgiveness

Unbelievable way to sum things up in 3 words!
 
Yes, I can't spell for crap, and this time Spell Check failed to flag it. Thank you for being the Spelling and Grammar Police Unit!
 
I am a judgmental snob. In my snobbery, I like value. The guy who says "Go big or go home!" every half hour, is a total dork (Lack of a better noun.) to me. Show me a great item and why it's better than the competitors, cut with what a good deal you got on it and I am impressed!

Snob on my own terms...
 
GaryProtein said:
They were very smart when the founding fathers wrote that.

It means you can TRY to be happy. NOT necessarily BE happy.

Pursue means "seek to attain" NOT to achieve.
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And

"The point of a journey is to never arrive" - Geddy Lee/Neil Peart (lyrics from the song Prime Mover). Actually, it's really from the I-Ching.
This totally applies to the audio hobby for those who view it as a journey.:) Just sayin....
 
MusicDirector said:
And

"The point of a journey is to never arrive" . . . .
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I am unable to find a dictionary definition stating the purpose of a journey is never to arrive.

I have never been an "enjoy the journey" type of person. I like to get where I'm going.

I may change what I want, but what happens along the way is purely incidental.

Different strokes. . . .
 
GaryProtein said:
I am unable to find a dictionary definition stating the purpose of a journey is never to arrive.

I have never been an "enjoy the journey" type of person. I like to get where I'm going.

I may change what I want, but what happens along the way is purely incidental.

Different strokes. . . .
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You won't find it in any dictionary. It's from the I-Ching. It's a philosophy.
No worries, I'm a destination guy myself.
I was just musing.
 
dlb2 said:
The destination may be the goal but the journey is where we grow.



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Well said. Of course "arrival" is the goal, but the journey is were we learn as well.
If it weren't for the journey (speaking to audio in this case), the hobby would not exist. There would be hardly any choices in gear which on one hand would make things easier, but be incredibly dull as there would be one manufacture most likely of walmart type stuff and one store to get it at. There would also be no choices in music, it would be dictated to us (anybody want to be forced to only listen to hip hop or one or two artists)? There would also be no folks in the know. There would be no AudioShark!

It really depends on how you view the journey as well. If it is filled with danger or not enjoyable or even interesting at any time then one can either end it which would require changing goals and destinations or one can take a different route along the same journey. You'll always have a let-down or two along the way, but journeys have reason.
 
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