The key word in the OP is “preferred”, and no assertion of “best”.This is a fine but important distinction. It introduced the unavoidable factor of personal bias and personal taste , which we all understand. “… “Price is what you pay, value is what you get.” -WARREN BUFFETT |
Yes, it is possible to experience that (but in my experience, not for long)... Because we have so much choice; Because we have such varied hearing perception; Because we have different wants and needs; Because we have different things influencing our lives; Because our systems are different; Because our listening environs are different; Because we don't find the time, Etc; etc. The matrix of reasons and influencing factors, immense. Purchase what works for you at the time... ...but be prepared to want more later Isn't our hobby fun? |
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Yes this exact situation happened to me. I had an mv55 Conrad Johnson tube amp. I sounded glorious with my JM Labs Daline 2.1's, which were limited range speakers that went down to about 40 hertz. I put the mv55 on a pair of Wilson wp7s and heard a lot of grunge which made me think that Wilson's weren't so good. I asked the dealer who had let me do this experiment what was happening and he said that the amp was producing lower quality sound in the deep basd and that the Wilsons were now reproducing that where my JMLabs weren't. So I don't know about better or worse, but if you have full range speakers you have to have higher quality electronics in the entire chain leading to it. |
Lets not forget the people who buy audio for presentation and appearance purposes. These are not really audiophiles, gearheards or luvers of music. They want other people to think or perceive they have the best possible audio system. Period. I think these people make up a slim slice of the overall pie, and they will pay a very high inflated price for speakers for that purpose. |
