Michael Fremer Interview

MylesBAstor · Jun 28, 2013

Let the arrows start flying.

http://www.monoandstereo.com/2013/06/exclusive-interview-with-michael-fremer.html

mep · Jun 28, 2013

I enjoyed the interview, but then I'm not an MF hater. I happen to agree with many things he says. I always find it telling that every time I go downstairs to listen to my system, the preamp is set up to play LPs. What that means is that the last thing I always listen to before I go to bed and call it a night is vinyl. Why? You can figure that out.

JackD201 · Jun 28, 2013

I'm not an MF hater either. I actually like his sense of humor. It's kinda like mep's!

Andre Marc · Jun 28, 2013

MylesBAstor said:
Let the arrows start flying.

http://www.monoandstereo.com/2013/06/exclusive-interview-with-michael-fremer.html

My chat with Mikey::

http://www.avrev.com/home-theater-f...0-lists/an-interview-with-michael-fremer.html

Andre Marc · Jun 28, 2013

MylesBAstor said:
Let the arrows start flying.

http://www.monoandstereo.com/2013/06/exclusive-interview-with-michael-fremer.html

I don't see any reason for arrows. Like most audiophiles his age, he is EXTREMELY opinionated, which is par for the course.
He is neither right or wrong, but expressing his views, so I don't see any controversy.

mauidan · Jun 28, 2013

JackD201 said:
I'm not an MF hater either. I actually like his sense of humor. It's kinda like mep's!

Yes, MF has a great sense of humor:

rockitman · Jun 28, 2013

MylesBAstor said:
Let the arrows start flying.

I enjoyed the entire interview and agreed with most of it. What did you find so offensive ?

Andre Marc · Jun 28, 2013

devert said:
Yes, MF has a great sense of humor:

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You DO know he had attempted to become a professional comedian in the early 80's, right?

Andre Marc · Jun 28, 2013

rockitman said:
I enjoyed the entire interview and agreed with most of it. What did you find so offensive ?

I don't think Myles found anything offensive...he just figured that like with every other topic, audiophiles would take Fremer's opinions
and dissect them and debate for it for weeks.

rockitman · Jun 28, 2013

This comment is spot on.

HAVE FUN. DON'T OBSESS. *Also, don't be resentful of those who can afford things you cannot. When the best I could do was Spica TC-50s Hafler etc. I loved the sound and sat and listened as I do now. I read TAS and Stereophile. I read about stuff I thought I could never afford but rather than being resentful and dismissive, I hoped one day to be able to afford some of that expensive high performance stuff because I knew it did sound better. By reading the reviews I learned why. I dreamed of better and now I have it. If you don't dream it you'll never have it.

MylesBAstor · Jun 28, 2013

rockitman said:
I enjoyed the entire interview and agreed with most of it. What did you find so offensive ?

Twasn't me was speaking about

Mikey does seem to be polarizing.

MylesBAstor · Jun 28, 2013

Andre Marc said:
I don't think Myles found anything offensive...he just figured that like with every other topic, audiophiles would take Fremer's opinions
and dissect them and debate for it for weeks.

Exactly

rockitman · Jun 28, 2013

MylesBAstor said:
Twasn't me was speaking about Mikey does seem to be polarizing.

I think he tells it like it is, most of the time.

Johnny Vinyl · Jun 29, 2013

I liked his comment on the true meaning of high-end audio.

Any system that is good enough to engage all of your senses and keep you listening with rapt attention while doing nothing else. No reading, no fidgeting, nothing... It overtakes the senses. That does not have to be expensive. Just smartly assembled.

I enjoyed the article and thought he came across as being quite sincere and honest about his views and such.

MylesBAstor · Jun 29, 2013

rockitman said:
I think he tells it like it is, most of the time.

"Most?"

MylesBAstor · Jun 29, 2013

John72953 said:
I liked his comment on the true meaning of high-end audio.

I enjoyed the article and thought he came across as being quite sincere and honest about his views and such.

Passionate that we all know can be a double edged sword

hvbias · Jun 29, 2013

"A sense of musical flow and harmonic grace. A more believable instrument attack and more generous sustain and for whatever reasons a greater illusion that a live performance is occurring in front of you. Vinyl makes you want to pay attention and do nothing else. Once I start playing records I can stay up all night. With digital I get bored after a short while. I think vinyl is quieter than digital. It's a different kind of quiet that's difficult to explain but when you go from digital to analog there's a sense that an unheard but felt "noise" disappears. When it does, your body relaxes."

I pretty much feel the same way (applies to tape as well). I work a lot, and at the end of the day I'm instinctively/subconsciously looking through the record rack for something to listen to, not the CDs/downloads.

Shaffer · Jun 29, 2013

Is the word "audiophile" a pejorative term, as MF suggests, in 2013?

mep · Jun 29, 2013

Shaffer said:
Is the word "audiophile" a pejorative term, as MF suggests, in 2013?

It sort of is in my opinion. Maybe if enough of us take offense to the word, we can have it made politically incorrect to use and we can choose a new term to be called that we would find less offensive. Just as illegal immigrants didn't like the word "illegal" in front of the word "immigrant" and they are now referred to as "undocumented immigrants," we could come up with a new term and demand that people use it. Maybe bank robbers will be next to complain and we will have to refer to them as cash-strapped opportunists. There is no end to this nonsense, I promise you.

hvbias · Jun 29, 2013

Shaffer said:
Is the word "audiophile" a pejorative term, as MF suggests, in 2013?

If you read the user comments on Cnet or Endgaget on a hifi product you'd certainly get that impression....

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