Affordable vs. ultra expensive speakers - what's the difference?


Candidate 1: Affordable at about 3K

 

Candidate 2: Ultra expensive at 50K.

 

So what's the difference?

andy2

Got it.  I think it's just a grammar issue which could be a USA grammar issue???

psycho-acoustic"s" would be study of how we perceive sound

psycho-acoustic would be used to describe one of the qualities of perceived sound. 

I was trying to make sure that acoustic wasn't something completely different than acoustics.  In the future I'll just mentally add the "s" and we're good.

Not as much difference, but my Gershman Grand Avant Garde ($13K) sounds richer (?) than my Tyler Linbrook Signature systems (one piece at $4K). 

@fastfreight 

 

Congratulations on the Mola Mola Tambaqui DAC. Yeah, I know. It is amazing how it just keeps getting better. I couldn’t have pursued this for 50 years unless each step didn’t result in more than I thought possible. Every day when I go down and turn on my system and listen for a while, I just can’t believe this was possible. It is incredibly rewarding. 

@larry5729 

”It would be fun to take a survey on how much people are worth who spend $100,000 on their system.”

 

My system is worth a bought $150K. I am retired. The major upgrade I made was about 2.5 years ago that took it from $70K to $150K… well i was retired.