kennyc
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| Class D amplifiers. What's the future look like? Maybe my assumption of profit margin is not correct? It's not so simple. There's R&D, market positioning, technical expertise, etc. True one must generate enough profit/revenue to cover costs for a business to survive, more to make the e... | |
| Question: What are some of your best pieces of advise to someone new to the hobby? The Complete Guide to High-End Audio - Robert Harley +1 @noromance The book is like a high-end audio encyclopedia. | |
| WHY CABLES MATTER! It’s usually pointless to debate with naysayers- it’s not a lack of understanding but an heavy bias envy/anger “emotional resentment” based on their perception of value and unaffordability. Tactics often used: Lie then ask us to prove differ... | |
| WHY CABLES MATTER! Look I’m not being snobby but I have all the latest gear from INFIGO AUDIO who I now work with. Amp and dac literally have no noise floor. Music comes out of blackness. When you have that kind of gear cables matter. When you have gear and speake... | |
| Hiatus @rvpiano Welcome back. Glad you’re enjoying your system again as “enjoyment” should be the target in our hobby. I also have an addictive personality so I have to be vigilant. | |
| The sound quality from DACs - is it all the same? This is a strange thread as there are plenty of reviews, testimonials, and technical descriptions of differences between DACs. Even units using the same model DAC chips sound different after implementation. | |
| Where to buy vinyl? Discogs | |
| Testing Ethernet switch Keep in mind this is tvrgeek’s opinion. He is not a degree’d engineer or scientist nor has he published papers in technical journals on this subject matter. Therefore, he is not a subject matter expert. Correct me if I’m wrong. Treat his opinion ... | |
| I saw the back of an integrated and it depressed me. Buyers remorse? Can always sell, buy, change, upgrade… But listen first- would be great if you report on sonic differences digital vs analog inputs. Could be fun. | |
| WHY CABLES MATTER! The notion that everyone is under the influence of expectation bias and placebo effect and that subjective listening reports are essentially the result of delusion, is simply absurd. It’s just like a certain politician who instructed his follower... | |
| WHY CABLES MATTER! @calvinj The problem with naysayers is that they ask for proof, aka too lazy to look and research for themselves. They want us to do the work for them. They sit on their knowledge of “limited facts” claiming “prove me wrong”. However, for the... | |
| They know we will pay anything they can think of …advertising, manufacturing, and overhead is relatively expensive What about R&D costs? This is a major factor in driving up costs. I’ve been to the Magico manufacturing where they gave cutting edge equipment including computers, CNC alum... | |
| They know we will pay anything they can think of ….Out comes a price you know the rep made up while sitting in his office wondering how much he can ask those sick people to pay.. This seems false- unless the rep is the manufacturer, reps prices are usually established by the manufacturer. Rep... | |
| They know we will pay anything they can think of +1 @ghdprentice The OP seems very unfamiliar on how businesses work, how pricing is established, which market segments they compete in. He seems to ignores the costs of running a business, the R&D expenditures, and a markup enough to be net ... | |
| What do/did you do for a living? Silicon Valley’s high tech finance and real estate investments. I’m retired in my sixties and about finished constructing my first analog+digital audio chain, but home remodeling has prevents me from setting it up yet. My triplets are in college... |