The Amish Amongst Us?

A little bit of Amish humour perhaps?

Soon after I adopted CAS(Computer Audio System) for my music enjoyment via the Bryston BDP-1/BDA-1, I started receiving cryptic messages that looked like this:

The audio gods are not pleased at all, for you are championing the devil's work, in something as sacred as music, the most beautiful gift of all.

Should you continue to pursue in to the un holiest of ways, ye shall be cursed, never to discover the joys of music and audio dom again. May your ears turn to tin, and never midas again.

Remember, ye have been warned!

I had later discovered that more than a few senior people in the circle are not pleased at all that I've discovered the future of music(just my opinion only), and CAS is set to invade hi-end audio now. Like many of these people, I was once upon a time, not convinced that the work horse called computer, can be just as effective as an hifi equipment. However, with an open mind, and heart, I've come to accept it as a progress in audio technology, with the adoption of hi-rez music materials.

Most of the folks in question are vinyl and CD based music lovers who do not see a place for computers in their musical path to audio nirvana. They remind me of a group of people called the Amish, whom are adamant in their belief that technology is the root to all evils, in modern society. They chose to live the 18/19 century life style, as a means to stay pure, and away from technology(the devil himself). They travel in horse carriages rather than automobiles. They have no radio, telephone, nor television sets in their homes. The most extreme examples of Mormons go as far as not even using electricity in their homes. The arrival of computers(666) signalled that the devil himself(Bill Gates incarnate) will start to rule the world, as we know it.

I actually know a guy whose family lived the Amish life style. They had no radio, nor TV set in the house(believe me they can very much afford it, because they reside in a trully high income, people first, performance now, advanced first world country!), and he's a big, big, soccer fan. So what does this dude do when his favorite soccer team plays? He goes to the sports bar, one that's equipped with the biggest projection screen, if he can help it! Have a few hearty malt brews too, when he's thirsty! Ha!Ha!

I am sorry I digressed, back to the topic of hifi. I am not saying that any of you should give up your chosen path to music, even if it should NOT be the same as mine. All I am asking is that I should be allowed to choose my own route, even if it means a path of uncertainty(Do any of you remember the best seller Dare To Fail book and university?). And if it's any consolation, I still have part of my 19th century vinyl set up(in the form of a Linn Sondek LP12), which I still enjoy enormously. All I am asking is for us audiophiles to give technology, and me, a chance to do my thang.

And just to prove that the dear devil is indeed alive and well, Odiosleuth is now putting the Naim Unity all in one music streamer thru it's paces. Do stay tuned for that, if one is not living the life style of a hifi Amish.

Any more hifi Amish still lurking in here?