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| Is it possible for a high end manufacturer to overprice their goods? @grislybutter Good point - "millionaires" may not be a good measure of the disposable wealth in our society. I was trying to make a point about the market for ultra high end luxury goods being very deep and I would make the same point by saying t... | |
| Is it possible for a high end manufacturer to overprice their goods? @tomcarr Yes, I've seen the 22 million millionaire figure also. I believe that the 5.3 million represents the number of households worth a $1+ million and 22 million is the total number of people in those households. Since each household would pro... | |
| Is it possible for a high end manufacturer to overprice their goods? A few points on the OP; There are 5.3 million millionaires and 770 billionaires living in the US. The market for ultra luxury goods is bigger than you think. We are in the situation now that extremely high prices for products are a feature not a... | |
| Best Floorstanding Speakers Buyers Guide 2023 ! I heard the Acora speakers at the Pacific Audio Fest last summer and they sounded very good. They were in a large room which made them look small but they produced some of the best sound at the show. I've been to three audio shows in the last sev... | |
| Tidal class-action I'm a Qobuz subscriber so i don't have a dog in the MQA fight but I have a question I hope someone here can answer. Qobuz transmits files in the FLAC format which allows various lossless compression levels. Does Qobuz compress its FLAC files to sa... | |
| Zoomer needs help navigating 50's-80's Hi-Fi equipment I'm going to assume that you want to keep the gear, at least for a while, because it has sentimental value and it is interesting. So here are a few tips about hooking it up. Often there is more than one way to do it so I'll try to list the options... | |
| Law Of Diminishing Returns? There is an assumption on the part of the OP and others that audiophiles spend more money based mainly on sound quality. I would challenge this basic assumption. This hobby has morphed into a luxury pursuit where there is no longer any practical ... | |
| Should I Keep my Second CD Player? I have a specific reason to keep both players. If you are into auditioning different cables having a second CD player as a control is a great way to reduce the effect of expectation bias. You can get a good sense of how the two players compare in ... | |
| Is soundstage DEPTH a myth? @gosta I would be happy to list some recordings that have good depth but these only scratch the surface. At audio shows the tracks they play nearly always have great depth because that is one of the things they are trying to demonstrate. Here are ... | |
| Is soundstage DEPTH a myth? I had a recording studio for 10 years and I can assure you that to a recording engineer, soundstage depth is "a thing." Depending on the band and the source material, I worked very hard to create an illusion of soundstage depth using several well ... | |
| What should my heirs do to dispose of my vinyl and CDs? One of the main things you can do to help your heirs sort through the remains of your music hobby is to separate out and list the the more valuable titles in your collection - both CD and vinyl. Here are a few specific tips: Sort and group any vi... | |
| Why do I need a switch? OP - Do you have a CD transport? Have you compared the same title/version of a CD with the streamed file to see if you can hear the difference? I am streaming with my ASUS laptop gaming computer hooked up with an inexpensive USB cable to my PSA P... | |
| What is the VERY BEST CD album you've ever heard? I think you are looking for titles a little off the beaten path so my nomination is for Col. Bruce Hampton and the Aquarium Rescue Unit - self titled live album. These guys are sort of a cross between the Allman Brothers and Frank Zappa and the al... | |
| Matching Power and Speakers -- Much Ado about Not-that-Much? (Tube amps and speakers) Mr. Weber is ignoring a significant swath of high end speakers that have low sensitivity and a difficult impedance curve. Wilsons and Thiels are two prime examples. In the more extreme cases the speakers also have phase issues which makes them eve... | |
| Comparing Phono Pre-Amps There is a company that makes high quality signal routers - Mapletree Audio. You can have them configure one however you want it or you can go with the standard 3 in & 3 out. This is the best solution IMO if you want to compare phono preamps.... |