I love this “oxymoron” label slapped on me, without knowing what audiophile actually means.

Its meaning has distorted as much as how the word hacker is distorted.

Yes, I love listening to music and quality audio, but don’t have a soundtrack to benchmark systems. My bar is simple: Do I enjoy what I hear? It doesn’t have to fit into a recipe. It should be enjoyable, period.

A pair of Apple AirPods can be as enjoyable as two $10K speakers powered by a separate stack costing $20K. It’s akin to loving that hole in the wall restaurant as well as that Michelin rated one. Both are enjoyable in its own sense.

Well, I use the same amp, turntable and tuner for the last 30 years, and the same CD player and speakers for the last 10 years.

Changed the speakers since I had no space for the older Akai set, and replaced the CD player since the older one was acting up.

Replaced the Logitech Bluetooth receiver for a Fiio DAC last week since I found one for a bargain.

Everything is connected with high quality yet 30 year old cables.

I believe that’s a pretty sane evolution for someone who grown up with music, and performed some.