more heat than light here in this latest tussle around doug schroeder’s words
a poor choice of words, no doubt, that has elicited negative responses, folks feeling talked down to - even if doug’s intent is hardly to have that effect
reality is more expensive systems, done right, money well spent, will sound better than more modest ones ... no doubt about it, better is better...
... but the dimensions of ’betterness’ comes are many -- fill a big room? image like a real performance? produce natural timbers of real instruments and voices? resolve microdynamics to the n-th degree? sound pure and full at low volumes?
it is all in the relative prioritization - hard to have it all in an affordable system for the ’average hifi nerd’ wanting real good sound
to me it is what this board is all about -- learning about yourself, your tastes, your priorities, learning about equipment, its advances, SQ available at various price points, how different pieces dance well together and what doesn’t -- then you find your ideal spot on the value curve and build your system
a poor choice of words, no doubt, that has elicited negative responses, folks feeling talked down to - even if doug’s intent is hardly to have that effect
reality is more expensive systems, done right, money well spent, will sound better than more modest ones ... no doubt about it, better is better...
... but the dimensions of ’betterness’ comes are many -- fill a big room? image like a real performance? produce natural timbers of real instruments and voices? resolve microdynamics to the n-th degree? sound pure and full at low volumes?
it is all in the relative prioritization - hard to have it all in an affordable system for the ’average hifi nerd’ wanting real good sound
to me it is what this board is all about -- learning about yourself, your tastes, your priorities, learning about equipment, its advances, SQ available at various price points, how different pieces dance well together and what doesn’t -- then you find your ideal spot on the value curve and build your system