its all about the music,no way hose

Hey Bigjoe, that came through a little zingy across the ether. Want to tune down the old emotostat a couple of Dbs? My ears are still ringing.

Your fellar audioperv!

Hey Mike - I was just yankin' yer' hose! I know just where to get Hose B for only $31.70 + shipping. I don't know if I'd know what to do with it though. I bet some of these fetish folks here could give me some suggestions. Heck, you know I could think of some suggestions, but they'd kill this thread if I did.

We use all of our senses of which we are posessed, and make meaning from each and every input from all of them whether we are aware of it or not. It makes no sense to deny our visual sense. Whether our taste runs the industrial, the audio jewelery, or audio art, plain as white bread, or whether we choose to hide/deny/ignore our feelings about the way things look, we cannot help but have some reaction. How important that reaction may be to you, and exactly what you make it mean to you is, I suppose, what this thread is about. But in that sense, I'd agree with you Mike, it certainly is not all about the music...nor about any one single thing. We are complex creatures and tend to make life that way too. I would wager that most of those who do make a statement like, "it's all about the music." (as I might), would tend to put far more stress on the experience of listening than they would in observing what their gear looks like, or what others think of its appearence. As you may be suggesting regarding your friends who've spent large coin on their systems - those people are likely to put a whole different meaning on those components, and probably have a different set of values than the person who puts the stress on music. I'm guessing they'd both enjoy music and that it would be a priority in both of their lives. They may even find come common ground there. I'm sure there are those also, who spend the price of a house on their system, who actually don't care that much about what it looks like and do put more emphasis on how it sounds. It takes all kinds, eh? I guess I just wasn't sure what you were trying to say in your original post either. I'm not sure I clicked with the "99% of the population" stuff, and the poor deprived masses that are implied there. The enjoyment of music does not necessarily depend upon the way it is reproduced, or the collections of items used to reproduce it. I still enjoy music on the radio in my car, which is not very good at all. Yes, I do enjoy the gear too, and do marvel at what it can do. What's your point?

Marco

Bigjoe...my comments were entirely tongue in cheek...I love the look of the Rowland gear personally more than any other gear on the market...I also see the industrial art side of our hobby and have appreciation of the work that goes into the case design itself.

Had my comment's been about a tube based system...it would have been the Vac Phi stuff as I think that is beautiful gear also.

Some of this gear should be in MOMA as far as I'm concerned.

Back in the early 70's I did have this beautiful Macintosh amp and if you put a wig on her and some lipstick...oh excuse me, wrong forum.

I see it just like anything else. If you love golf, you will slowly upgrade your clubs, etc. to get the best. Your real joy is playing the clubs, although it feels good to just have them.

If you are into riding bikes seriously, you are going to eventually get a better and better bike to ride, not just to display.

I think it's just natural to try to polish and upgrade whatever you are into.

I think some people go overboard and compare and try to tweak the sound a majority of the time, but I like having things set up and knowing that all I need to do it hit play or drop the needle.