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?

calvinj04-29-2018 2:11am

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amg56 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 887 posts 05-03-2018 at 10:44pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete @folkfreak Hi Folkfreak, I'm sorry. My post was a bit tongue in cheek. I agree with your post and I suspect a lot more people will read it and learn something.
gg2414 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2 posts 05-04-2018 at 06:17am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Agree with folkfreak two wrongs never make a right, if you just start out you will never get to where you want to ........................ like in anything in life. If you consider what is a desired outcome given all the constraints inherent in family, preference, budget, physical room etc. etc. you can plan back from the end objective to where you are at present, this takes research in to what the implications are of each input individually and collectively and if possible trial and error at each stage, this may include gradually adding improvement in system components as circumstances allow. What is needed however is for the enthusiast to have his or her set of priorities of what is most important to them, even if we want it all ....now.
bstbomber Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 73 posts 05-04-2018 at 11:55am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I Believe it depends on your Ears,your knowledge and your Personal Taste. Speakers for example are a very personal choice. What sounds great to you may sound like crap to me.
edev Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 16 posts 05-04-2018 at 01:18pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I do believe you can get more quality sound for less by addressing the power, room, and speakers. From there, add in the amps, sources and tweaks. All this can be picked up here on Audiogon and some reading to understand decent pairings for a great system. In many cases, you do get what you pay for despite only incremental gains - budget thoroughly, spend wisely!
grannyring Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 6,504 posts 05-04-2018 at 01:55pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete We have to remember that many music lovers have their sound systems in living rooms enjoyed by entire families and a spouse with no chance of any of those room treatments ever going up. With this fact in mind one does have to pick gear that fits the space in every way. Digital room correction is a must and some like Lyngforf do it so well one does not have to be overly corcerned with all manner of room tweaks that would not be allowed in or on the room.