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| Is it possible for a high end manufacturer to overprice their goods? Pricing strategy is interesting for luxury products. Porsche's profits are driven by the Macon and Cayenne and they were ridiculed for creating 'me to products' Bentley had internal fights on going to market with the Continental GT and it's th... | |
| Digital And Analogue Cables @Op I may be simplifying too much. Analog cables Speaker cables Interconnects - RCAs or XLRs carrying analog signals between components (analog outputs from a DAC, phono stage, preamp) Digital cables move digital signals - I have a network ... | |
| Is it possible for a high end manufacturer to overprice their goods? Overpricing can occurs at every price point. There are multiple ways to price products and when pricing 'premium' products in a portfolio with a "good/better/best" stratification some manufacturers look to recoup R&D costs as soon as possible... | |
| What can beat Wilson XVX for less money? I've heard a variety of Wilson speakers including the XVX, Alexx 5s, SashaX and so on. I have Sonus faber (my third set) so I have my preferences. The best combination of sound for me was ARC with Sasha X (versus D'Agostino with XYX, Alexx 5 wit... | |
| Considering moving to separates with a tube preamp-appreciate recommendations If you can, I'd audition a Moon 330A. It's just under $5k and I think it's an amazing amplifier. I was comparing it to McIntosh 462 and frankly it wasn't close. | |
| What's your experience with snooty HiFi salesmen? I have been fortunate when it comes to stereo shops. And I do believe in having valuable relationships. Over the last 3 years, I've been more active in upgrading than I expected and I think part of the reason is the rapport with the local store.... | |
| ARC REF 750 Enjoy! With those your neighbors family room is part of your listening area! | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Lady...by Kenny Rogers and Lionel Richie | |
| Speaker upgrade for Primaluna EVO 300 - Looking to find some audio nirvana bliss! I would highly recommend considering Sonus faber Sonetto - I heard them with Rogue integrated and was blown away by them | |
| Law Of Diminishing Returns? I'm a big fan of 80/20 rule and 20% improvement of something is pretty good. I believe it's important to appreciate the hear and now. Some people are ecstatic with a Bose lantern and good for them. | |
| Did the Old Receivers Sound Good? My guess it's like a 60's muscle car. It was fun then and it's fun now. And and VW GTI will outperform it in comfort in many ways (not all). A month ago for the fun of I hooked up an old Adcom amp to my system - it was my friends and he had it ... | |
| Describe the "new HiFi sound"? I don't know the term 'new HIFI sound' but if I was to explain it. My interpretation is detail without coloration. I'm in my 50s and the stereo's I heard in my younger years was enjoyable. And when I listen to older equipment (for the heck of i... | |
| Prioritizing Power Cable Upgrades by System Component. I auditioned upgraded cables tehy were Shunyata Venom NR…. The impact was improved dynamics and details. And one of the sonic effects was the improved detail and control of lower frequencies - I think the cables reduced noise entering the compoun... | |
| Speakers sounding dull? MUST READ! The truth about speaker design! Enjoy! | |
| Can we create a consensus list of the TONALITY of different amps/preamps/brands? I’m not sure if consensus is possible because the system can be influenced drastically by speakers, cables and such This weekend I am listening to a Moon 860A v2 and it’s significantly more of everything than my Moon M400s. Detailed, dynamic, f... |