I think the best way to judge the quality of a stereo system is a comparison with live music, piano, voices )solo and grouped), in various environments. I've never heard an audio system that truly sounds like a Steinway grand, but some come very close. Using a known excellent system as your standard is not without some problems, because it is in a different room and probably at a slightly different volume. Don't just focus on transients or the bottom and top of the spectrum. You can usually tell is a system is good in the first minute of hearing it. After that your brain begins to accommodate it. Real music (and the memory can recall it) is the better standard. This is an easy test: the length of time you can listen to your system before you have audio fatigue. If you can listen for 5 hours and not feel unsettled, you have a well-behaved system.
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I find when people go gaga over expensive or new stuff, just because it is, that it's an indication of lack of experience or lack of knowledge. Not saying some of it isn't good but a lot of it isn't and almost all of it isn't worth the price. Once you pass a certain price level it's about status and bling, not sound quality. Also there is no best, it depends what you value. My point source speakers are going to image and stage better than the aforementioned Raidho big dollar ones, it's just physics. On the other hand, they probably do something better than mine. That being said I've heard numerous high dollar Raidho systems and they left me cold. Again subjectivity. And elizabeth, I think what Erik said had a lot of merit. Sounds like you are just getting defensive. |
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analogluvr ... Once you pass a certain price level it's about status and bling, not sound quality ...What price is that for amplifiers, for example? What about speakers? What about turntables? |
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