Is Audio nirvana real?

Whether or not a 10 ounce portable system is my own private Audio Nirvana or not, as Mapman keeps nagging me to disclose, what I will say without fear of contradiction is that this tiny system is VERY cost effective. And as I said distortion and noise is inherently VERY LOW in the teeny tiny portable system, you know, what with the lack of transformer, fuses, house AC, etc. Audio cassettes sound VERY analog and CDs don't sound too bad, either. Hel-loo! Audiophiles tend to go about things the wrong way sometimes - they get enamored with the idea of spending more and more when they could have gotten better results by spending less and less. No more aftermarket fuses, no more super fancy interconnects, no more uber pricey power cords, no monster speakers and their attendant cables. No more teacher’s dirty looks. And a tiny 10 ounce system can be tweaked to your heart’s content. Vibration Isolation, Dark Matter, Intelligent Chip, cryo’d CDs, cryo’d headphones, Morphic Message Labels, what have you. 

Are you involved in the audio industry? 

 
infection
405 posts
09-03-2016 7:39am
Whether or not a 10 ounce portable system is my own private Audio Nirvana or not, as Mapman keeps nagging me to disclose, what I will say without fear of contradiction is that this tiny system is VERY cost effective. And as I said distortion and noise is inherently VERY LOW in the teeny tiny portable system, you know, what with the lack of transformer, fuses, house AC, etc. Audio cassettes sound VERY analog and CDs don't sound too bad, either. Hel-loo! Audiophiles tend to go about things the wrong way sometimes - they get enamored with the idea of spending more and more when they could have gotten better results by spending less and less. No more aftermarket fuses, no more super fancy interconnects, no more uber pricey power cords, no monster speakers and their attendant cables. No more teacher’s dirty looks. And a tiny 10 ounce system can be tweaked to your heart’s content. Vibration Isolation, Dark Matter, Intelligent Chip, cryo’d CDs, cryo’d headphones, Morphic Message Labels, what have you.

Are you involved in the audio industry?

I'm still thinking about the question.

I'm still thinking about the question.

On a business level...

Geoffkait will give a simple yes or no answer one of these days maybe.  

 
infection
406 posts
09-03-2016 11:38am
I'm still thinking about the question.

On a business level...
 
mapman
13,660 posts
09-03-2016 12:04pm
Geoffkait will give a simple yes or no answer one of these days maybe.

I hate to judge these things too hastily but it appears that listing one's affiliation in one's post here on Audiogon doesn't work as well as anticipated.

;-) (irony and sarcasm symbol)