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| $27,500 for whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat??? @jon_5912, "I’m personally disgusted by conspicuous consumption and vanity products and that’s all this is. It has no redeeming qualities. The 27k for paint is just an especially egregious example of it. I think it’s something we should all avoid.... | |
| Can your system be optimized to sound better for classical or non-classical? Classical depends largely upon not compromising too much on tonality and instrument timbre whereas Rock and Pop thrive on punch and dynamics.Of course, as usual, unavoidable loudspeaker compromises - as every loudspeaker designer wil only be too a... | |
| Do we really need anything greater than 24/96? Opinions? @atdavid, "Has anyone ever noticed that it is mainly old people that complain about CDs and digital. Young people don't experience listening fatigue with it. Maybe old brains just get information overload listening to digital?"This made me think o... | |
| Do we really need anything greater than 24/96? Opinions? @optimize, "But most of us thinks that more is better. A analogy is when you parallel parking your car. The car is the whole recorded music and the space you want to park your car is the format.If you have a big space it is easier to park but if t... | |
| Brave man, McGowan... @jhills, "Interesting that those on this forum who have a professional history of working in the scientific/engineering/physics field; those who work or have a long history of working in the engineering/mixing/producing end of making music; those ... | |
| Are sound bars worth it? It’s quite tricky getting high quality sound from a Sony TV to an amp. I’ve done it via RCA jacks from the back of my Sony KDL 43 W755C to a spare input on the back of my Creek amp. As a bonus everything I play back through my Sony bdp S6500 DVD ... | |
| This might be of Interest..... Thanks for the post - interesting indeed.Good for me to know that such a successful pro musician/ producer as Rick Beato also feels that 320kbps is more than good enough. I wonder how many of us here believe that we can hear better than Michelle, ... | |
| What do you say to your audiophile friends who say you just listen to your equipment more This is one question I don’t want to even think about anymore. Those days we spent listening to cables and power cords are thankfully behind us. Life somehow interrupted our pursuits and things changed as almost inevitably it must. One of my frien... | |
| Publications and websites for equipment reviews Each and every one should be read as primarily for flavour of the month entertainment purposes.In over 30 years of reading journalist reviews I can hardly remember one that came across as totally honest. It just doesn’t happen.So you always have t... | |
| $27,500 for whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat??? @andy2 ,"The point here is it’s the market that determines the value of something, not the manufacturer. I mean you can say your product will cost an x-amount, but it will only worth that much if the market decides to pay for that."Yes, and workin... | |
| Is There any Consensus at all amongst Audiophiles? As we wuz sayin', right on cue.Easy does it room treatment ideas for audiophiles - courtesy of the Audiophillac himself - Steve Guttenberg.https://youtu.be/yP5qxFiVZHY | |
| OMG... Joe Henry I need to listen to more Joe Henry. Can't even remember how long I've loved the magically beautiful Lighthouse. It's James Joyce set to music.Captain eat your beefy heart out!https://youtu.be/e6IMtWBI_WU | |
| $27,500 for whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat??? @glupson, "It looks nice, probably drives nice, and they usually have good customer service. If one desires SUV, not many things to dislike here."The price perhaps? How much of that of that $190k would you be paying for prestige which was was earn... | |
| What's your favorite lyric from a song? Nature Boy (by Eden Ahbez)There was a boyA very strange enchanted boyThey say he wandered very far, very farOver land and seaA little shy and sad of eyeBut very wise was heAnd then one dayA magic day he passed my wayAnd while we spoke of many thin... | |
| $27,500 for whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat??? @yyzsantabarbara "When the Wilson rep was demoing the $200K whatever it was called with D'Agasinto (sp?) mono blocks (Dan as in the room). I thought the prices for the gear was a little insane for what I was hearing. It was really good with large... |