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a rant

after 30 years of being so enamored with stereo equipment - im ok now just listening to music

im no longer chasing - whenever i have bought new equipment it never sounded as good as i think the reviewer thinks it does. maybe 5% sounded really good and the other 95% - im still waiting for them to break in.

My fantastical brain wanted every piece of equipment to sound incredible. i think the key word is "chasing". 

See, now tube amplifiers are all the rage again - it was class d about 3 years ago - it was solid state about 6 months ago - whenever i have tubes - i want solid state, whenever i have solid state - then i want tubes - then ill try class d  in the meantime 

Im just saying - this hobby is the "space mountain" of roller coasters - ya think!

 

smargo

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hifiguy42
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I've listened to demos of the Baach products on three separate occasions, and was thoroughly unimpressed each time. It just sounds phasey and overly processed to me, not natural at all.

I have not met or spoken to anyone else who wasn't completely enamored of the process however. This just underscores to concept of "if you don't like the sound, it's not for you". 

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