Revrob writes:
>Interesting so do you believe people are choosing speakers based upon how they look and are willing to pay for that look even if their is a comparable speakers that cost less but doesn't look as good?
Sean Olive at Harman found that appearances matter most, with people preferring larger more expensive speakers in sighted comparisons that don't perform as well in blind ones.
http://seanolive.blogspot.com/2009/04/dishonesty-of-sighted-audio-product.html
My next speaker will mate solid hardwood edging (I'm thinking bubinga) to void free baltic birch plywood panels with figured veneer (I'm thinking maple or makore) with SOTA design so every one is impressed.
>Interesting so do you believe people are choosing speakers based upon how they look and are willing to pay for that look even if their is a comparable speakers that cost less but doesn't look as good?
Sean Olive at Harman found that appearances matter most, with people preferring larger more expensive speakers in sighted comparisons that don't perform as well in blind ones.
http://seanolive.blogspot.com/2009/04/dishonesty-of-sighted-audio-product.html
My next speaker will mate solid hardwood edging (I'm thinking bubinga) to void free baltic birch plywood panels with figured veneer (I'm thinking maple or makore) with SOTA design so every one is impressed.