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Art Dudley Calls B.S. but without naming names - PLEASE DO!

Hey all,

As someone who hasn't been reading the audiophile press for all that long, I stumbled upon this article that I'm sure it lit up these airwaves when it was first published: https://www.stereophile.com/content/skin-deep

It's a great article and one that any knowledgeable person would most likely agree with, but hey, spending your own hard-earned (or inherited) money is a right and a privilege.  Art does call out some brands that he perceives to give great value:  AMVR, VPL, Conrad-Johnson, DeVore and Harbeth and Kimber and Peachtree and Quicksilver and Rega and Rogue and Spendor and Wavelength.  Shouldn't NAD be on this list?  

But what he doesn't do and I think is warranted, is name the companies that are most egregious in selling high-end products where the performance is far below the cost.  

I, for one, would love to see a list of those manufacturers from the people who read this forum.  You can group them by what they manufacture or just put them in order as you see fit.  I think it would be most helpful in calling b.s. but with "added-value", which is what this whole article was all about.  Right?

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bigkidz
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It is only expensive if it does not do what it is supposed to do which is Sound Better than what you own.  Yesterday a friend of mine called me to say he was comparing something and going back and forth to see what differences he heard.  I remember doing the same thing years ago.  Today I feel that when I put something new in my system that I should hear that difference immediately.  Building my own components now, that is what I want my customers to hear.  I want them within the first 30 seconds to say, I want it.  I tell them that if they have to go back and forth to hear a change for the better, send my stuff back.  BTW, that is what happens when they plug in my components.  I love the look of their faces.

So price can be justified is something does what it should do and the parts inside should be top shelf!  I also understand that there are bang-for-the-buck components that sound good but they should not compare to a higher priced unit that does what it should do. 

Happy Listening.   
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