Is This the Essence of "The Audiophile Dilemma?


"But I still haven’t found what I’m looking for
But I still haven’t found what I’m looking for
But I still haven’t found what I’m looking for
But I still haven’t found what I’m looking for..."

 

 

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Showing 1 response by pwerahera

Classic audiophile dilemma is assembling: the most accurate audio system with very high sensitivity money can buy OR an audio system musical and forgiving with modest sensitivity

Now some may argue one can have the cake and eat the cake. That depends on your software. If your software is all high quality LPs, CDs, etc,. then perhaps you can put together the best system money can buy with very high sensitivity, yet also musical. However, for an old geek like me who still listen to music from very old mono recordings, cassettes, LPs, CDs, from 1930's onward, cranking up sensitivity comes with a price.

 

So I tend to favor audio components mostly forgiving yet musical. I may sacrifice sensitivity to get there. Only exception is my speakers, Thiel 3.6s which I will not say very forgiving!  But I get to enjoy >90% of my software this way.