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| What makes a $20,000 cd player cost 20,000? Thanks for the thread, Jeff. You definitely sparked some great conversation.Regards,Howard | |
| What makes a $20,000 cd player cost 20,000? I'm waiting for someone to write "The Multi-Millionaire Next Door," because I know quite a few of them, and they all have VERY expensive watches, cars, HT, and audio systems. They put making money first, but they do spend crazy amounts of money on... | |
| mother passed away - pro recording help needed I am so sorry, Dennis. | |
| What makes a $20,000 cd player cost 20,000? I suppose that to answer the question, Grant, we would have to open up the player and note the difference in parts, if any. But to deem it arbitrary is really just a guess, isn't it? My suspicion is that we could trace the money trail of all of it... | |
| What makes a $20,000 cd player cost 20,000? So the price is arbitrary, Grant? Or are we presuming that no one who pays $20K for a CDP actually listens to it first?Just how do we conclude that a $2000 CDP is worth the money? Or that a $5000 player is reasonable? More than 90% of the people i... | |
| What makes a $20,000 cd player cost 20,000? Anyone engaged in this hobby has already overstepped the limits of the price/value relationship. Just ask any of your neighbors. They will shake their heads in disbelief when you tell them how much you spent on your system.Flip the argument around... | |
| What's the funniest song you ever heard? Pretty much anything by Blowfly. | |
| What makes a $20,000 cd player cost 20,000? APL Hi Fi Denon 3910. The end of our upgrade path. | |
| Tube Biasing: do I have to? Guitar and piano simply sound more realistic on CD than on vinyl. The dynamics are reproduced better, and there's no smearing of the decay.Hey, who am I to argue? Write me privately, and I'll give you my address so you can send your turntable to m... | |
| Audio Aero Pirma DAC versus MF TriVista 21 DAC Renaat,Check this out for an effective, and reasonably priced solution:http://www.eighthnerve.com/response.htmlYou can also search the archives here if you want to try and make something yourself. The Michael Green kits are around $250, and you wi... | |
| Your ONE all time favorite love song? "You're just in love" - Irving Berlin | |
| Does anyone do good protest music anymore? If protest music is supposed to speak to the people most affected (by a draft, or an increase in military activity, in this instance) then Eminem's "Mosh" indeed reached them. It hit #1, in fact. If we of their parents' generation don't like what'... | |
| Best female vocals on CD Artg,If you want to stretch a little, get Virginia Rodrigues, "Sol Negro". Her vocal ability is shocking. | |
| Audio Aero Pirma DAC versus MF TriVista 21 DAC Have you tried your DAC in a friend's system, one with which you are familiar? That is such a non-fatiguing/non-abrasive DAC, I have to believe that something else is causing your pain.Have you listened to an all tube-based system? If your ears ar... | |
| What time do you wear? Cool watch, Khaki8. Reminds me a bit of this one, which you might also like:http://watchbuys.com/images/JSKulisse10.JPG |