Japanese audiophiles

[Pearljam5000]

These guys are more hardcore than most of us here lol.

 

[JSmith]

I prefer my power without blood... YMMV.



JSmith

 

[Tks]

This is a straight up classic.

 

[gene_stl]

I remember in the 1970s a Japanese American audiophile friend of mine (who didn't become an audiophile until after moving to the USA as a symphony musician) showing me Japanese hobbyist audio magazines. I was impressed to see rows of club members in folding chairs with clip boards doing ABX auditions and the clubs did statistical analysis of the results. Way smarter than any USA clubs I ever went to meetings of.

 

[direstraitsfan98]

The japanese got nothing on the greeks

 

[charleski]

I’ll never understand how people can stuff so much gear their room they can barely move. What’s the point of listening to massive speakers from 1m away? As Fremer showed recently, one of the dangers of $500k turntables is that they stop you getting to your rekkids:

 

[Harmonie]

@Pearljam5000
Can you edit the title of your thread please ?
If not, ask @BDWoody or @amirm to do so

 

[Tks]

The japanese got nothing on the greeks

The hell did I just watch? People in an asylum?

 

[Wes]

There's also a young woman who likes tubes - thread on here about her?

 

[Aerith Gainsborough]

I’ll never understand how people can stuff so much gear their room they can barely move.

I live in a 16.2m² apartment and recently found out that I like surround sound.....
Well now I too have to dance around speakers when moving. *chuckles*

Nearfield setups can sound very good though. Much more direct sound vs reflected, so room is less of an issue. Add room correction software and you can have some real fun.

 

[DSJR]

Professionals in recording and mastering laugh their heads off at these guys (rarely if ever ladies), they really do. All that effort for a band limited, severely distorted and compressed vinyl medium and I bet the music is the tool to play with the gear. The rooms are often claustrophobic with the treatments too, but the speakers (a couple of cases the inferior passive version of a pro active monitor), in wonderful shiny veneers and the audio shrine, often with valves and vinyl carefully laid out in between them, is what counts... No idea at all what goes on in the mixing, mastering and vinyl pressing stage.

 

[AudioJester]

Well, I guess its better than gambling or drinking.....

 

[Pearljam5000]

@Pearljam5000
Can you edit the title of your thread please ?
If not, ask @BDWoody or @amirm to do so

Edit it to what? What Should I change?

 

[Katji]

It has already been corrected.

 

[Doodski]

Edit it to what? What Should I change?

It's fine. No worries. I am amazed at Japanese audiophiles too with their obsession on old JBL Paragon speakers, American audio stuff and tube gear collections. At least what I've seen on YouTube and experienced in Vancouver.

 

[Katji]

JBL, big-time, and many of the major horn engineers.

And things like Shindo. Classic valve amp designs upgraded in perfectionist style.

 

[Wes]

https://www.audiosciencereview.com/...p-tube-rig-of-japanese-lady-audiophile.14022/

 

[HiFidFan]

Last I knew, "crazy" wasn't a regional thing

 

[thewas]

I am amazed at Japanese audiophiles too with their obsession on old JBL Paragon speakers

Yes, I enjoy them squeezing huge classic JBL main monitors in their small homes

 

[Doodski]

Yes, I enjoy them squeezing huge classic JBL main monitors in their small homes

I wish I had speaks that can move that kinda air... I'm seeing Accuphase and Luxman I think. Ahh Onkyo I see now.