Words From the Wise

Thank you, Hartwerger. @_@

Like many of us, I earned my audio stripes the hard and expensive way. While others find humor in watching people make those same mistakes- I can't bear witness to it! I'd hate to watch some guy waste his time and money because I wouldn't share what I have learned. This hobby can be quite elitist and alienating. I prefer to share experiences in an effort to destroy certain negative associations with audiophilia.

...did I say 'negative associations'?? I meant STERO TYPES.

One and only truth -

"Your ears is the final frontier - it is up to you as person to accept & confirm the reproduced sound as the closest to the original performance - then you have found what you have been searching for".
(sometimes this 'expedition' can take 'forever')

Best regards,
Dewald Visser

Don't listen when in a bad mood. It'll make you get rid of cd's.

I have been designing and istalling hi-end audio systems for over 30 years. I feel for consumers because its a very daunting task. It takes patience, knowledge, and money, to design a truely state of the art audio system. You have two choices, ether spend some serious time to learn all about stereo systems or, I would suggest finding a saleman that you really believe in to help you thru the process. So honestly you are better off researching your saleman, and store unless you really want to take the time to learn this industry. I learned it by building and modifying my own gear which helped me to learn whats important on the inside and how it relates to what we hear. Being in sales its really convienant to be able to play with different systems and equipment. I could honestly write a book just as others have done on how to design a system and what to look and listen for. Robert Harleys book is pretty darn good and will give you a good foundation for which to work from so Good luck and happy listening Kevin