Thoughts about the entry level room in RMAF - 2018

And watch the pendulum swing!

Over priced HEA gear has almost run out of steam and has definitely run out of buyers. Thank God, it is almost over. Price guilt audio reviews and marketing are almost out of our blood stream, now we can get back to listening.

It was the biggest scam (insert a softer word if you like) in stereo history. I remember sitting in the room with then owner of MoFi records Herb Belkin talking about how long HEA’s pushing everyone to buying up was going to last before it all came crashing down. Herb understood audiophile quality, pricing and demand, we both did. Stereo going from HiFi to HEA lost it’s mind, offering less for much, much, insanely much more. The advancements in the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s got stepped on and over just because a few guys wanted to get filthy rich before they got out. I have no problem of selling jewelry to the wealthy, but be honest! Telling folks that you have to spend your life’s savings on components to get great stereo is a total deception.

Playback always was and always will come down to a "Method of Tuning". The Audio Trilogy, Acoustical, Electrical and Mechanical. Play these 3 cards right (at any price) and you will have great sound. It’s maybe the most exciting time in the hobby of listening to music, and the best part is, we are now at the era of being the masters of our own sound. It’s fine for those wishing to throw money at the wall, but it’s the age of the listener. In a way it’s like going back to the 80’s and 90’s where we left off before we were programed to only buy up.

gonna be fun to watch, but it’s gonna be more fun to listen

Michael Green

And this my opinion which is purely subjective, I think the Salk speakers look positively dreadful. I can't stand those brass coloured whizzer cones.