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The Insane World of High End Audio! Is it All a Scam?
I’ll probably just stick with my example. There are ’value hunters’ at different price brackets. This is a high value item @ 800 dollars. This is ALSO a high value item, at 10k dollars.     Would a 10k value hunter open the chassis on a d... 
The Insane World of High End Audio! Is it All a Scam?
How do you get to the bottom of it with cheapaudiomen such as Randy, Mahgister, etc? Conduct an experiment by taking cost out of the equation. Let us suppose 'you know who' set 2 preamps in front of them and said, "You won a free giveaway, Both ... 
Okay, that's it -- I'm done (unless I win the lottery)
Usher tends to make some very nice sounding speakers. I think you could set up a hybrid multichannel/2 channel rig optimized for music around your marantz & parasound gear. You would need a pair of the Usher Mini-x standmount speakers as surr... 
The "young people' music thread - Artists younger than 40 years old
Nice recording, surprisingly   Halsey - Devil In Me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UR9nNrkWgAQ  
Okay, that's it -- I'm done (unless I win the lottery)
Oh no, you're not done....Nirvana ain't there yet, while you  keep coming to these forums. Soon, you will look at a Marantz AV10....and you will look at some speakers much better than that Bose crap. Oh no...you're not done... Bwaaaahahahahaa B... 
The Insane World of High End Audio! Is it All a Scam?
I have some gear at different price categories.  Without A/B-ing such items in the same room, you wouldn't be able to tell what exactly you paid for or not. The cheapman youtube guy probably doesn't have any point of reference or clue, except ca... 
Do you prefer tall speakers
WAF compliance = Lackluster sound For 2 channel, ~6ft is a good height, eg, Tekton Moab. Doesn't quite matter on a multichannel rig, if you have height channels.        
JBL 4349 at low listening levels.
Jbl 4349 is for like 90+ dB listening levels. For 50-55 db, get some hifiman headphones.. or get some niche in-ear earphones and stick it in your ear (small drivers/associated impulse response, clarity, detail, etc should work well for 50-55 dB s... 
MCINTOSH ROOM CORRECTION PROGRAM- HOW TO RUN
Be patient and read the manual slowly cover to cover...Some manuals can be a bit vague if you are new to the eco system. In such instances, get on the "home theater enthusiasts" groups on FB and ask if anyone lives near you. Some nerd who lives n... 
Maybe critical listening skills are bad?
Sit glued to an instrument for 40 years and internalize how something actually sounds, work those strings till your fingers bleed profusely. We shall talk about some ’critical listening skills’ thereafter. Others need not worry too much about ’c... 
The DAC Scam - Almost everyone believes the hype
Dac & wire upgrades will mostly be meaningless until you sink some cash into treatments that actually work. If you room doesn't start to look like some of these examples ...just forget it, i.e. if you are sitting in the living room and subjec... 
Comparing speakers at home questions
+1   I think that you are not doing a science experiment. Play one speaker for a couple of days, see how much you ENJOY listening to them, and of course how much fatigue you suffer. Then switch. Do the same.  
Considering the BMR Philharmonic Monitor speakers
Huh? Looks kinda similar to the wharfedale Evo 4.2. Phillyharmonica garage guy might have copied some of wharfedale/Peter Comeau’s stuff whilst busy, not innovating anything in his garage,. Here’s a pair of the wharfedales for only 1000 bucks/pa... 
The "young people' music thread - Artists younger than 40 years old
Justin Timberlake - Fkin up the disco https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oa-B0Rgop5s   Kurt Vile - Bassackwards https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOFWHty4XFQ   Tekno - Yur Luv https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1d_jkY2444s  
The DAC Scam - Almost everyone believes the hype
@jasonbourne71 , There’s a bit more nuance to a dac than distortion, sinad, transparency whatever. They can quite significantly change a soundfield, spatial cues, perceivable detail with dsp tricks (fpga, etc). Get a simple Creative soundcard and...