Lrsky
ROTFLMAO!
Yeah. That seems to be an adequate assessment of my biggest shortcoming
not that I am as you say, but that I THINK I am. FROM TIME TO TIME.
However, Im attending 3 humility meetings per weekk now so hopefully I can regain control somewhere down the road quite soon.
In fact they said recently, I wouldnt have to wear this canvas coat nearly as much if I continue to progress steadily.
;-))
Pubul57
A long time back people said to me right here
Never take seriously any audition of equipment if heard at a show. They are the worst place to formulate your buying decision upon
They went on to give reasons
such as less than optimal conditions
front ends comprised of gear youre likely to never own due to its price
poorly addressed power conditions
cabling containing too much unobtainium
less than optimal time to determine things to your satisfaction
seldom will you get the hot seat to listen or the use of your own materials
.
All of which sure made sense to me at the time
and more or less still does.
It serves no purpose to me to even hear components which are in some arrangement of which, Ill never be able to own
. Even when the setup has been remarkably well done, I can see where making an on the spot choice can be inappropriate. At times.
Naturally, for those with loads more green backs to dispense, well, Yaaayyy for them I suppose.
Assessing outstanding loudspeakers in some hierarchy or concensous is fun to do I guess, but its just so arbitrary a thing and amounts only to TIME WELL WASTED.
Associated factors are just too extensive. Esthetics for one is always an item of note for me. Size is another. Etc.
I ALSO TEND TO LIVE IN THE FRONT END FIRST AND SPEAKERS SECONDARILY, CAMP. Knowing full well the value of both, Ill agree with Chas too, with a great sounding front end and nice room, one doesnt have to hock the ranch to buy speakers in order to have an outstanding listening event.
Once you get into the $6K to $12K +/- ranges, youre in great speaker country. The front end and setup will either make or break any speaker, as will the room itself.
One example would be hearing from others here for instance, that either Avant Garde Trios or Focal Grand Utopias are the absolute best
. Really? In a 14 x 19 room set on the short wall?
With class Ds?
With SET amps?
Doubtful. Given the room size on either hand and the amps on at least one account. Given their costs
neither works for me
. Or for many others.
Peripheral factors are just too extensive in attaining loud squeakers for there to be any real and true concensus of better or best.
. Even from those with extensive squeaker ownerships.
Id bet heavily that as those with great experience in various squeaker ownerships changed across the years, so did their systems, rooms, amps, etc
. and nearly as often. Yet in any case
such quantifications are the value of the poster and their own ears
notthose of the Ops.
Its so infrequent in upper end audio that costly squeakers are outdone by inexpensive ones so much so that one can almost qualify the concept outright, that more $$$ cast towards a speaker set will yeuild one better speakers.
The real and always underlying and unnerving proposition is Which ones are going to give me a shot at a better listening experience for my own particular configuration than the ones I own now given these parameters
.. etc.???
