Re: A psychologist's view of Hi-Fi fetishism

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From: Fred DeRosa
Date: Wed, 07 Mar 2007 17:51

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"Karl Winkler" <karlwinkler66@yahoo.com> wrote in message 
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> On Mar 7, 7:59 am, "9/11 Wasn't Real" <ilovesa...@lycos.com> wrote:
>> Many of us are becoming increasingly aware of those audiophiles who
>> show an extraordinary preoccupation with hi-fi equipment for its own
>> sake. Contributors to as well as readers of HFN/RR have expressed
>> irritation with this so-called lunatic fringe, which has been
>> repeatedly criticized for being out of touch with reality.
>>
>
> The same observation could be held for those into photography
> (equipment), cars, skiing, woodworking, etc. There must be some basic
> human need to attach significance to objects beyond what can be
> observed in the physical realm. Perhaps it's simpler than that: people
> wish to buy things that they can't attain some other way. In the photo
> newsgroups, equipment is discussed endlessly while the .technique
> groups see very little activity. Clearly, it's easier to discuss the
> merits of equipment rather than to focus on what really makes the
> difference: the recording or photography techniques, etc.
>
> Karl

It could be worse, I could have a computer equipment fetish. I would go 
broke much faster just trying to keep up with the latest and greatest. I am 
still using the stereo system I got in 1987, which still out performs 
current comparable offerrings atmo.

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