hilde45
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| WHY IS THERE SO MUCH HATE FOR THE HIGH END GEAR ON AUDIO GEAR? @calvinj Perhaps it's because a lot of people hate the rich. Because once people get that rich, something is out of whack. This happened in the French Revolution. I'm not saying that's correct the correct attitude to have. I'm not saying there's... | |
| What is meant exactly by the description 'more musical'? @atmasphere "as long as tonality is not induced by distortion, in particular the higher frequencies, then the amp or whatever will be deemed musical." That helps. Thank you for trying again to help get your point across. Let me schematize ... | |
| What is meant exactly by the description 'more musical'? @brianlucey is right to say, "Musical is a qualitative term not a quantitative measure." This is right. I'd only add that the presence of quality in our experience can be causally linked to our environment. In this respect, the quantitative m... | |
| How to get repairs outside of warranty (Really useful journalism for audiophiles.) sure thing -- anything which cuts down on "panicky passengers", right? ;-) | |
| What is meant exactly by the description 'more musical'? @atmasphere First, I’d like to say that it’s a privilege to exchange ideas with you. I admire your work, your intellect, and your ability to express ideas clearly. We are at an impasse which is well known in philosophy -- it is a 2000 year impa... | |
| What is meant exactly by the description 'more musical'? @atmasphere No, what I described is based on rules of human perception, which encompasses all people....What you are describing is ’taste’. I thought when people used the term "musical" it was to make a value judgment about the sound being pr... | |
| Maybe the Journey is Over?........Well...... @baclagg Very cool. I am not trying to send you down the upgrade path, but as many experienced audiophiles have told and shown me, the source is really critical in making or breaking a system. The Hegel’s all-in-one integrated is very nice, but at... | |
| What is meant exactly by the description 'more musical'? +1 @mapman I have resisted the term, because whatever someone prefers in the character of their system is going to be the one which draws them into the music, no? If that’s true -- and I cannot see how that can be disputed -- then every system ... | |
| Maybe the Journey is Over?........Well...... Has Hegel's integrated amp have a DAC which is superior to the outboard Dac's you've heard? Curious about that aspect of your journey. | |
| New pre-amplifier? @soix Agreed. I’d go further and suspect this post as a kind of "fake concern trolling." One posts about some fabricated issue just to see if they can get weigh-in. The sort of game where you see if you can trick someone into spending their time o... | |
| My High End Audio Gear As A Long Term Investment!!! Just thinking a bit more about the word "investment." Investments get *more* valuable over time. With that in mind, what percent of gear folks here have sold went for more than they bought it? Besides my Pass XA-25, I don't think I have a singl... | |
| My High End Audio Gear As A Long Term Investment!!! I have a friend that uses the word "investment" for things she just wants to own. It's such a transparent act of self delusion it's hard to keep a straight face when she says it. Why not call your gear a "gift" to yourself? My guess is, you're ... | |
| New pre-amplifier? +1 @facten Does anybody really know what time it is? | |
| "The Ultra High-End Speaker." @baylinor Thank you! I almost went down a rabbit hole with cables and power conditioning before reading a bit more. I realized that they were not the weak links and probably would not make a very big difference. Diffusion improvement was the bette... | |
| "The Ultra High-End Speaker." I'm with @baylinor Everything matters is the short answer as always. But to over amplify the importance of one aspect of audiophilia over another is not a fruitful argument imo. Too often these threads overemphasize the room (by people who ca... |