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June 30, 2015, 11:14 AM #1Senior Member
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Crazy audiophiles in the wild.
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June 30, 2015, 11:17 AM #2Senior Member
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Flat out lying on price...at 11 mins he says that TT costs €2,500. Not even his wife believes that! Hahahahaha
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June 30, 2015, 11:24 AM #3Senior Member
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Re: Crazy audiophiles in the wild.
The truth may lead to a marriage default!
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June 30, 2015, 11:33 AM #4Senior Member
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Re: Crazy audiophiles in the wild.
Yep...seen that one quite a few years ago. Fun little documentary.
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June 30, 2015, 11:53 AM #5Audioshark
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Many of the members of their club are members here. I invited them over after first watching the document a couple of years ago.
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June 30, 2015, 12:48 PM #6Senior Member
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Re: Crazy audiophiles in the wild.
I was an honorary member in that Club for awhile years ago.
those guys are very hard core.
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June 30, 2015, 02:01 PM #7Senior Member
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Yes, hard core for sure, but they seem like fun. Originally Posted by Mike Lavigne
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Re: Crazy audiophiles in the wild.
I've talked to a few of them.. Really nice guys that love music, audio and the good life.
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June 30, 2015, 03:58 PM #9Senior Member
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When I saw this video many years ago, I was surprised to see what people really do versus what is written in the pages of publications. Especially, power related.
Thanks for sharing it again!
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Big Tannoy's seemed to be a popular choice of speaker.
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June 30, 2015, 10:28 PM #11Senior Member
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They should liquidate and payoff their national debt. Cost me a fortune yesterday!!!
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June 30, 2015, 10:32 PM #12Senior Member
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This short documentary is fun. But North American audiophiles need not compare ourselves to our Athenian counterparts. It is easier to spend 100,000 euros on a rig when you don't pay any income or property taxes. Starting next week, they may be purchasing their Magicos and Lampis with Drachmas. If that happens, I'm guessing the guys in the video won't be buying anything new for awile. Then again, an audiophile always finds a way, doesn't he? Originally Posted by o0OBillO0o
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June 30, 2015, 10:39 PM #13Audioshark
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Ha! The irony. Originally Posted by BayStBroker
This short documentary is fun. But North American audiophiles need not compare ourselves to our Athenian counterparts. It is easier to spend 100,000 euros on a rig when you don't pay any income or property taxes. Starting next week, they may be purchasing their Magicos and Lampis with Drachmas. If that happens, I'm guessing the guys in the video won't be buying anything new for awile. Then again, an audiophile always finds a way, doesn't he?My Systems: http://www.audioshark.org/showthread...481#post158481
"We can hear everything we measure, but we can't measure everything we hear. Let your ears be your guide."
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July 1, 2015, 04:34 AM #14Senior Member
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Ypsilon gear getting cheaper? Originally Posted by BayStBroker
This short documentary is fun. But North American audiophiles need not compare ourselves to our Athenian counterparts. It is easier to spend 100,000 euros on a rig when you don't pay any income or property taxes. Starting next week, they may be purchasing their Magicos and Lampis with Drachmas. If that happens, I'm guessing the guys in the video won't be buying anything new for awile. Then again, an audiophile always finds a way, doesn't he?NORMAN
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Re: Crazy audiophiles in the wild.
That's the problem in Greece. Too many audiophiles!
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I have also seen this in the past but it is good to watch it again, thanks. It must be nice to be able to meet like minded audiophiles face to face like that. There is no one near me that I know of that shares the same passion for audio, apart from online.
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Albert, that is a bummer. Meeting like minded audiophiles and the industry professionals is perhaps the best part of the hobby.
I am lucky to have a few such people nearby to visit from time to time and others via telephone. I have 3 good pals who are both audiophiles and industry pros closeby. A real blessing that.NORMAN
Custom PC with Memory Player Software Suite/ Modded Denon CD transport>Lampi GG1 (and sometimes PACIFIC) DHT tube Dac> Rowen 850W Isolating Transformer/ Rowen SS Preamp and PA1 monoblocs/Lampi Silk power cond. with Phase flipper> Heil AMT KITHARA & Syrinx in parallel hookup. Swiss cables (Reference line) for PC/interconnects and speaker cables. Goldmund Sweetcord PC. FTA Callisto unpowered USB cable. Basic analog: vintage Lenco L78 TT with Rowen mat, Denon MM cart, iFi iPhono2 with 15v Hynes SR3 LPSU. Synology 12 TB NAS. 2nd system:KenWin Bluetooth speaker 3rd system TBI Millemnium amp with Aulos speakers and SB Duo hookup.
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July 1, 2015, 11:06 AM #18Audioshark
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Albert, if you ever venture east to the big smoke, there are lots of audiophiles you can meet. A trip to see Mark Jones is definitely worth it.
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