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| The myth of "best" in audio needs to be addressed by all of us I can think of one counter-example to my above screeds. The AM/FM tuner. There has to be a "best" in terms of picking up radio frequencies with most clarity, precision, and sensitivity. All measurable and I arguable, I'd imagine. Other parts of th... | |
| The myth of "best" in audio needs to be addressed by all of us @mijostyn - my point is that "best" in audio is impossible, given the subjectivity involved. There is no "best." Even with all the optimal measurements involved, my "best" will differ from yours. It's a flawed concept, a myth, that serves only to ... | |
| The myth of "best" in audio needs to be addressed by all of us @mahgister - you certainly seem to be one of the posters with the highest reported satisfaction from their system on the forum... not taken in by the industry hype of “best” gear. | |
| The myth of "best" in audio needs to be addressed by all of us @testpilot saidThere is no universal best.....just a best for youMaybe not even a "best for you," in reality. Maybe a "good enough." How could you ever know it was "best?"Maybe I care more about the words we use than most, but "best" has a lot of... | |
| The myth of "best" in audio needs to be addressed by all of us @tomcy6 - well putI hope we all know that there are a many very good systems out there, that many lower cost systems sound better than many higher cost systems, and that we will never get unanimous agreement on which system sounds the best.@dougla... | |
| The myth of "best" in audio needs to be addressed by all of us @bob540 - even "best for the money" is a fantasy. How would anyone ever know? I've told myself I had "best for the money" gear before, and it made me feel more comfortable, but I realized I just could not ever know. I bought expensive tube monoblo... | |
| The myth of "best" in audio needs to be addressed by all of us Thanks for your responses so far.Rather than “best,” what if designers, manufacturers, and dealers were better at really describing what their products actually sound like? Would that have to mean acknowledging imperfection in some areas? The de... | |
| The myth of "best" in audio needs to be addressed by all of us @steakster I’ve seen countless such posts and have been drawn in by that conceptual trap a lot. Newbies especially are vulnerable to it, but old heads report “class A is best” or “vinyl is best” or “r2r dacs are best” all the time... | |
| Habituation to system changes: the Audiophiles' curse... @jond i wish that were true for me, but it hasn’t been my experience thus far. Maybe you’re less obsessive about it?if you really like the sound you're getting you will be happy | |
| My NAD 3020 D proves your Class D tropes are wrong Ya like what ya like... | |
| New Stereo Times review on CODA CSiB Integrated Amplifier @yyzsantabarbara i like “amp rolling” as a new tweak option!and I’m glad we can get over “best” for a moment and just appreciate the differences | |
| Which amplifier should i buy Octave Audio in Germany makes powerful tube integrateds and power amps that can be purchased with supplemental power supplies called black boxes meant to assist with hungry multi driver speakers. I’ve heard a few and always liked them. | |
| A bit of an epiphany...with humble embarrassment No need to poison the guy to isoacoustics products. They are great for speakers and components. And OP, congrats and thanks for sharing. | |
| Tube Dealers 2021 Vivatubes for new production | |
| MHDT Labs Orchid DAC review The node is unfortunately not audiophile grade material. Glad you’ve got a real piece of gear now. I also think there’s something to this tube dac business. Just bought a wells audio cipher dac using 12bh7 tubes and it has finally settled my mind... |