Friend, you should know by now, the YouTube is chock full of individuals who don’t have a clue. They draw people in with a catch. This guy’s audience is likely young millennials who couldn’t hope to afford ‘high-end’ gear. They love to hear that it generally all sounds the same. To be truthful, many of us audiophiles do become terribly biased too. We make differences huge, when they are not - which definitely hurts credibility. Just because a component, say a DAC, costs 20k, the likelihood that it sounds infinitely better, commensurate with the huge price delta, is small. I know a guy who insists that his Vizio soundbar system which sits in a small garage space sounds about as good as a high-end system. Of course he is wrong 😑 BUT, you know what, his soundbar system sounds VERY good lol! There are a few reasonsfor this; First he listens with the sound waves flowing outside, meaning a lot less resonances screwing up the sound. Second, a sub. If anything, his system has reinforced my belief that i would see huge improvements in my system with a sub. The lower frequencies add so much presence and density to the music. Third, he supplements with rear surround speakers. Sure, I know what you will say, but my believe is that the best sound systems of the future will be multi-channel and not two-channel. I think most of us know this, its just the daunting task of affording a multi-channel system of Magicos for example, requiring multiples of amps, cables etc. to say nothing of the challenges setting it all up in a living environment.
Audio Science Review = "The better the measurement, the better the sound" philosophy
"Audiophiles are Snobs" Youtube features an idiot! He states, with no equivocation, that $5,000 and $10,000 speakers sound equally good and a $500 and $5,000 integrated amp sound equally good. He is either deaf or a liar or both!
There is a site filled with posters like him called Audio Science Review. If a reasonable person posts, they immediately tear him down, using selected words and/or sentences from the reasonable poster as100% proof that the audiophile is dumb and stupid with his money. They also occasionally state that the high end audio equipment/cable/tweak sellers are criminals who commit fraud on the public. They often state that if something scientifically measures better, then it sounds better. They give no credence to unmeasurable sound factors like PRAT and Ambiance. Some of the posters music choices range from rap to hip hop and anything pop oriented created in the past from 1995.
Have any of audiogon (or any other reasonable audio forum site) posters encountered this horrible group of miscreants?
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@4afsanakhan , first if you get subs get a pair. As for multichannel audio I personally prefer it and still listen to stereo. See my thread here on atmos music if you want to discuss more. |
@kota1 , thanks much for the advice on a pair os subs rather than a single sub. Yes, I think that is my next objective. My challenge is finding subs with excellent quality at a decent price. I am somewhat limited financially at present. The idea of a pair of big JL Audio subs - as much as I would like it - is out of the question. I am so glad you recommended your thread on Atmos multi-channel. I will read through it with great interest. If the stars align, I just might move toward building a multi-channel music and cinema system. |
@4afsanakhan , I don't know your budget or your room. I like 10 inch subs for music and movies but maybe you need bigger. As for value Klipsch is often deeply discounted and has over 1700 5 star ratings on Amazon:
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