The World's No1 Audiophile ???

[anthonyTD]

http://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/the-worlds-number-one-audiophile/

[struth]

I suppose its a form of insanity but a beautiful one. Pity all that gear is likely to get little if any play time

[jollyfix]

I suppose its a form of insanity but a beautiful one. Pity all that gear is likely to get little if any play time
:) could be right there Grant.

[JohnJo]

WOW! Seems very generous too, no Copper amps though Anthony :D

[petrat]

It's the record collection that arouses my envy. I'd love to go there for a holiday and just explore all those LPs. Might be a long visit, though :lol: Putting aside his music collection already in the 7 storey facility, that 200, 000 LP collection he just bought would take over 15 years to hear ... assuming 24 hour a day listening and quick change--overs :eek:

[agk]

Time to get my CV up to date and get applying to Mr Li I think.
It occurs to me he might be a silent guest on our forum. I feel your wonderful museum of high fidelity needs more than one curator Mr Li. Let me volunteer my services for a small fee and a couple of hours listening a day.

[Audio Al]

Phh is that all he has !

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[Macca]

I don't feel so bad about my hoard now.

[Spectral Morn]

Not to rain on anyone's parade but the article dates from 2008, that's a long time in anyone's life, changes happen. It would be an awful shame if that was all gone, and Mr Li passed.

[agk]

I suspect that Mr Li is still hoarding away like a hi-fi squirrel. Money like that buys a lot of healthcare and he doesn't appear to be under any strain in those pictures. Fingers crossed anyway.

[anthonyTD]

:eek::D
WOW! Seems very generous too, no Copper amps though Anthony :D

[anthonyTD]

It was an article that was brought to my attention recently by a customer Neil, I just thought it might be of interest to some who may not have seen it :)
Not to rain on anyone's parade but the article dates from 2008, that's a long time in anyone's life, changes happen. It would be an awful shame if that was all gone, and Mr Li passed.

[Macca]

I suspect that Mr Li is still hoarding away like a hi-fi squirrel. Money like that buys a lot of healthcare and he doesn't appear to be under any strain in those pictures. Fingers crossed anyway.

On the minus side folk like him are ramping up the second-hand prices of this stuff for the rest of us. Remember when you couldn't give vintage stuff like DC Tannoys away? Lord knows how many went to the skip back then.

[agk]

I could care less. As long as folk such as he preserve the stuff. Personally I'm just about done shopping.

[Arkless Electronics]

I wonder how many malnourished children there are in the village....

[southall-1998]

No such thing as the worlds no.1 audiophile :rolleyes:

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[petrat]

I wonder how many malnourished children there are in the village....

Actually, not exactly a village. The locations mentioned are all in the heart of the prosperous industrialised south-east. Guangzhou dwarfs London, with 44 million living in the metropolitan area. People were queuing to eat in KFCs when I visited.

[337alant]

Phh is that all he has !

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Lol yeah picked up more records than that at the car boot on a rainy Sunday:rolleyes:

[pgarrish]

We have no idea how he made his money, how much he may or may not give away to charity or anything else he does. The fact he lets people into his 'house' and club to listen to music he has bought, on (very expensive) kit he has bought, just to share it, should be applauded. Plenty of the uber rich share nothing (Philip Green????). What would have happened to that record collection had he not bought it? Landfill I suspect, or pounced on by dealers to be sold to hoarders. Good on him.

[Si74]

I remember seeing an article on Six Moons where Srajan visited a house in Cyprus that was an Alladdins Cave featuring near every piece of hi-fi I have ever dreamed of owning. Absolutely mental stuff including Lovecraft, Supratek etc, etc and a pair of bass horns that went 30ft into the garden. Asked him at the time to do a longer, in depth article on the gear.. reply "I'd love to but the guy has ten houses scattered round the Globe and is hardly ever there" Asked if the guy needed a janitor/housekeeper and I'd pay him 50 quid a week:-)

[Frazeur1]

We have no idea how he made his money, how much he may or may not give away to charity or anything else he does. The fact he lets people into his 'house' and club to listen to music he has bought, on (very expensive) kit he has bought, just to share it, should be applauded. Plenty of the uber rich share nothing (Philip Green????). What would have happened to that record collection had he not bought it? Landfill I suspect, or pounced on by dealers to be sold to hoarders. Good on him.

Exactly this! +1

[Macca]

I remember seeing an article on Six Moons where Srajan visited a house in Cyprus that was an Alladdins Cave featuring near every piece of hi-fi I have ever dreamed of owning. Absolutely mental stuff including Lovecraft, Supratek etc, etc and a pair of bass horns that went 30ft into the garden. Asked him at the time to do a longer, in depth article on the gear.. reply "I'd love to but the guy has ten houses scattered round the Globe and is hardly ever there" Asked if the guy needed a janitor/housekeeper and I'd pay him 50 quid a week:-)

Most of us are not even scratching the surface by comparison.

Except Audio Al of course.