On Sun, 13 Jul 2003 22:01:17 +0100, Ronnie McKinley
wrote:

In uk.rec.audio Don Pearce wrote:

On Sun, 13 Jul 2003 21:19:40 +0100, Ronnie McKinley
wrote:

My OED gives ... audiophile - a hi-fi enthusiast.

For me an audiofile is what I used to shape the baseboard when I
fitted my SME arm in the Systemdek.


Well you see that's the difference, Don. I just popped my Ekos through
the pre-drilled hole in the LP12 armboard. No farting about with
audiofiles. Isn't the baseboard a rather peculiar place to stick a
tonearm, anyway?

My deck was secondhand and previously had some other arm, so I had to
make a new board. Armboard, baseboard - what do you call it?

d

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"Don Pearce" wrote in message
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On Sun, 13 Jul 2003 20:02:55 +0100, Ronnie McKinley
wrote:

In uk.rec.audio Don Pearce wrote:


Or is the word _audiophile_ just the means to the end?


Now don't be a geek, Don

Oh I see. You didn't really read what I replied to.


It would appear to me the importance of term 'audiophile' has more
attachment added to it by the technically minded than those who simply
have a love of (reproduced) music, reproduced by their home based audio
systems.

Furthermore, it would appear to me than a number in this ng would not
even regard or consider the non-techinically minded folk as
'audiophiles' and even to do so, would be repugnant.

I can't get that worked up about anything much.

Now, you called me a Geek

I didn't call you a geek.

In the post before...

- maybe tongue-in-cheek,

Obviously.


Bearing in mind that this is 2003, which activity do you think would
be perceived by the great unwashed as more Geekish; putting on a CD,
or playing vinyl on high-end gear?

Why does it have to be 'high-end gear?'

Cos I'm not sure that 45s on the Dansette are really what we are
talking about.



Hmmm, I'll take that Dansette, if you don't want it......

"Ronnie McKinley" wrote in
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In uk.rec.audio Don Pearce wrote:

On Sun, 13 Jul 2003 20:53:09 +0100, Ronnie McKinley
wrote:

In uk.rec.audio Don Pearce wrote:

On Sun, 13 Jul 2003 20:02:55 +0100, Ronnie McKinley
wrote:

In uk.rec.audio Don Pearce wrote:


Or is the word _audiophile_ just the means to the end?


Now don't be a geek, Don

Oh I see. You didn't really read what I replied to.


It would appear to me the importance of term 'audiophile' has more
attachment added to it by the technically minded than those who simply
have a love of (reproduced) music, reproduced by their home based
audio
systems.

Furthermore, it would appear to me than a number in this ng would not
even regard or consider the non-techinically minded folk as
'audiophiles' and even to do so, would be repugnant.

I can't get that worked up about anything much.


Well .... there must be something, Don? ;) .

... if not, then may I suggest you take up on some of the offers from
those **SPAM** e-mails we all receive, maybe that 'll give you an extra
lift, Don.

I have - I now have a 25-foot willy!


Well feck me!! that is really going to **** Pinky off when he gets back.



Why wait? - With that much 'kit' he could probably reach him from here,
right now......

;-)