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Title:You get surface noise in real life too
Notice:Let's be conformist
Moderator:GOVT02::BARKER
Created:Thu Jul 28 1988
Last Modified:Mon Jun 02 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:550
Total number of notes:3847

244.0. "Explanation of Terms... " by SAC::STEPHEN_I (Production Systems Marketing Group) Fri Dec 21 1990 09:56

	
	As a relative newcomer to good music systems, I'm lost for the 
	meanings of a bit of terminology.  Nothing major, but what does
	Audiophile mean ?

	Yours confused,

	Iain.
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244.1It's from the greek. or latin. or swahili...SPAWN::BRIGHTCoffee Darling? Ah, Capuccino...Fri Dec 21 1990 10:1312
Well, 'phile' at the end of a word means 'to like', as opposed to 'phobe'
which means 'to fear'.

Therefore 'audiophile' means a person who likes audio, or appreciates
good quality sounds emanating from a hifi.

Whereas an 'audiophobe' would be someone who likes listening to CD's

Did I say that?

Steve.
244.2Thanks for the Info.SAC::STEPHEN_IProduction Systems Marketing GroupFri Dec 21 1990 10:4118
	Thanks for the information, its obvious now.

	As the the CD comment, I would argue that in my case,
	buying a CD Player has re-kindled my interest in music 
	and Hifi equipment.  And in my modest way, I'm building
	a system that allows me to get the most from my ever
	increasing library of discs.

	Surely, the music is the most important part of the 
	equation.  The system and media are just a "means to 
	an end.".

	Now if only I could win the Acoustic Energy AE1's and 
	associated goodies in Audiophile this month.  I could 
	spend my hard-earned cash on more discs.

	Iain.
244.3SPAWN::BRIGHTCoffee Darling? Ah, Capuccino...Fri Dec 21 1990 11:004
Sorry, I missed the smiley off my earlier reply ;^)

Steve.
244.4No problemSAC::STEPHEN_IProduction Systems Marketing GroupFri Dec 21 1990 11:108
	No problem,

	Now if only I'd brought my walkman into the office
	today, I wouldn't notice the time going by so 
	slowly !

	Iain