I propose a semi-scientific investigation which may lead to some insight. Perhaps there is a personality profile associated with being an audiophile, and perhaps the profile is prevalent in men and rare in women. I hereby propose the following informal survey. Each responder should answer for him- or herself and pose the same inquiries to his or her spouse or significant other -- and for that matter, anyone else you care to survey (the more the better):
1. Do you consider yourself an audiophile? (audiophile or non-audiophile)
2. Are you a man or woman? (man or woman)
3. Would you describe yourself as a thinker or a feeler? (thinker or feeler)
4. Would you describe yourself as an extrovert or an introvert? (extrovert or introvert)
5. Are you more interested in things or people? (things or people)
6. If offered the choice at no cost to you between a concert of your favorite musical ensemble exclusively performing for you and any others you choose to invite, or a world-class playback system, yours to keep forever, which would you choose, assuming the market value of each is identical? (concert or system)
Here is my response in the format I'd recommend for easy analysis:
1) Audiophile
2) Man
3) Thinker
4) Introvert
5) Things
6) System
Here is my wife's:
1) Non-audiophile
2) Woman
3) Feeler
4) Extrovert
5) People
6) Concert
There may be other questions that should be added. Feel free to expand, and please post your results. Perhaps we'll uncover something informative.
1. Do you consider yourself an audiophile? (audiophile or non-audiophile)
2. Are you a man or woman? (man or woman)
3. Would you describe yourself as a thinker or a feeler? (thinker or feeler)
4. Would you describe yourself as an extrovert or an introvert? (extrovert or introvert)
5. Are you more interested in things or people? (things or people)
6. If offered the choice at no cost to you between a concert of your favorite musical ensemble exclusively performing for you and any others you choose to invite, or a world-class playback system, yours to keep forever, which would you choose, assuming the market value of each is identical? (concert or system)
Here is my response in the format I'd recommend for easy analysis:
1) Audiophile
2) Man
3) Thinker
4) Introvert
5) Things
6) System
Here is my wife's:
1) Non-audiophile
2) Woman
3) Feeler
4) Extrovert
5) People
6) Concert
There may be other questions that should be added. Feel free to expand, and please post your results. Perhaps we'll uncover something informative.