The term "High End" needs to die. Long live Hi-Fidelity!

mahlman

Here is a true story of snobbish attitude and the result ... He was distraught because the guys on Audiogon had convinced him he could not have a real system unless he spent 80G or more.

I've never read any such advice on Audiogon, so I'm going to have to consider this little story just fanciful fiction.

... the buyer spent $1,500 on a set of used Klipsch pro gear and stated they easily beat the $80,000 B&W speakers he had been dreaming of that he could not afford.

So long as he's happy, that's all that counts.

@mahlman

I've had similar experiences with several $20k+ speakers myself.


At some point the juiced high end becomes a signature sound, and reviewers all agree that is high end and everyone agrees with them.

Buy what you like, but when "High End" = "severely colored" you can't convince me that should be the universal reference.

Buy what you like, but when "High End" = "severely colored" you can't convince me that should be the universal reference.

  It is not universal for sure and wouldn't it be a hoot to get these guys to do double blind testing in a purely neutral non-seller environment and see what prevails.
If coloration of music is the paramount concern a free audio editing program called Audacity allows you to tailor to suit.

mahlman

... wouldn't it be a hoot to get these guys to do double blind testing ...

What are you waiting for? Why don't you organize some double-blind testing of your own?