calvinj
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| Is it important to long demo or own HIGH END gear to have a fair accurate view about it? @onhwy61 i did it initially to learn the difference between them. Once I got really good equipment I wanted to see what the cables could do to affect sound. I wanted to know as much as possible about them. I’m kind of OCD when it comes to sound. I... | |
| Is it important to long demo or own HIGH END gear to have a fair accurate view about it? @jacobsdad2000 when I first started in the hobby I said I would never spend x amount of dollars. Well I’m spent x amount of over the last 2-3 years but I did so after I gained about 15 years of knowledge and experience. I didn’t choose on price. ... | |
| Is it important to long demo or own HIGH END gear to have a fair accurate view about it? @rooze I definitely understand your points. I can’t stand when someone who hasn’t heard something says definitely that it does noy sound different or can make a difference in your system. | |
| Is it important to long demo or own HIGH END gear to have a fair accurate view about it? I mispoke earlier. I haven’t heard all of the higher priced gear. I have heard most of it. Correction. | |
| Is it important to long demo or own HIGH END gear to have a fair accurate view about it? @knotscott exactly that’s why guys trying to do quick switching a/b comparisons are a joke. Long demos are needed. | |
| Is it important to long demo or own HIGH END gear to have a fair accurate view about it? @mitch2 man you are right in the money. I worked collections attorney for an audio company about 15 years ago. For 5-7 years because the owner was an audiophile. I would get 2,3,4 month demos with great gear while he was selling it and purchasing... | |
| Is it important to long demo or own HIGH END gear to have a fair accurate view about it? @jacobsdad2000 you also make a great point about misinformation. That’s why it’s important to hear it for yourself | |
| Is it important to long demo or own HIGH END gear to have a fair accurate view about it? @ghdprentice great point. You need time with really good gear in a good room set up properly so you can gauge what is actually possible. The more gear you hear the better. It allows you decide where the diminishing returns are. | |
| Is it important to long demo or own HIGH END gear to have a fair accurate view about it? @dayglow yes room is important. | |
| Is it important to long demo or own HIGH END gear to have a fair accurate view about it? @mapman you make great points. Rooms are important. Also it’s important to research the gear you buy to death. That is smart and that’s what I do. Everything I bought. I bought based on research and actual performance that fits my environment. | |
| Is it important to long demo or own HIGH END gear to have a fair accurate view about it? @carlsbad2 you hit the nail on the head. I spent about 12 years in a row trying every cable I could so I could learn as much as possible about the sound. What makes the good, bad or average. I probably tried over 40 brands in those years. So I sp... | |
| Is it important to long demo or own HIGH END gear to have a fair accurate view about it? @ernstmach i can understand your points. Having it in your own environment is important. Spending quality time with it is important as well. 20 years in this I understand that 100% | |
| Is it important to long demo or own HIGH END gear to have a fair accurate view about it? @mikelavigne great perspective. High end is not always price. It’s build quality. It attention to detail. It really can be a company really taking the craft to another level. I have had gear that hangs with stuff 2,3 times its price because of t... | |
| Is it important to long demo or own HIGH END gear to have a fair accurate view about it? @noromance great points. It’s so much in this world to buy now. Even to try now. But a lot of it can be costly. By nature the music coming out of it has to touch our souls | |
| Is it important to long demo or own HIGH END gear to have a fair accurate view about it? @mapman thats fair. Needs to be more affordable. |