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AUDIO PRICE INSANITY PRICE VS. PERFORMANCE WORTH IT?

What do you y’all think? I have 30k into my system and I recently attended AXPONA 2018. I compared what I heard to what I have. I felt my system compared to the 80 to 100k systems quite well. Matching is important. Also your reference point. Any thoughts yall?  
calvinj
roberjerman
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Myself, I collect and use the best vintage gear from the Golden Age of High End - 1965 - 85! That was when the most innovative (and affordable!) stuff was made! Since then prices have only risen for NO real advances in sound quality!
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noromance
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The guy with $10k invested probably thinks the same about yours.

erik_squires
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I've long ago given up on the idea that price is always related to performance.

If you are true to your ears and heart, you can spend a lot less than others to be happy.

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bdp24
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Calvin, would you say your listening room has better acoustics than the AXPONA rooms? Or were you able to listen "past" that?
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michaelgreenaudio
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With right around 6k-15k used well and covering the whole system, a person should easily be able to blow away an audio trade show presentation. It's all about the method of listening used.

Michael Green

www.michaelgreenaudio.net

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