The Death of a Kenyan Audiophile
Growing up in the late eighties and the early 90s, I remember seeing how treasured sound systems were in my extended family. After transitioning from home, bachelor pads owned by older cousins were never complete without a Hi-Fi system. I have heard stories of young men who spent their first salaries on a stereo system, probably suffering from an undiagnosed strain of audiophilia nervosa. They say; “you are a product of your environment” and so, growing up surrounded by survivours of this condition, I had no choice but to turn out as an audiophile too.. I might say that I am the last of a dying breed. According to the urban dictionary; Audiophilia Nervosa is described as the anxiety resulting from the never-ending quest to obtain the ultimate performance from one's stereo system by means of employing state-of-the-art components , cables, and the use of certain "tweaks." Although the goal is supposed to achieve maximum appreciation of the music
