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Buying Equipment Based on Philosophy???

I realized that I buy most of my HiFi equipment based on the designers/ manufacturers philosophy.....Example: Nelson Pass,Pass Labs "First Watt"....Jason at Schiit,......David Haffler with Dynaco......Richard Schram/John Curl, Parasound...Etc... These designers/owners/manufacturers have a deep philosophy about the direction of their designs and their products. I realized this while looking for yet another power amplifier. I really didn't know much about Parasound. Then I saw a YouTube of Richard Schram talking about Parasounds history, direction and marketing/design philosophy......Impressive what he has done and such clear thinking about his company. So therefor, a Halo A23+ is on the norizon! 

 What say you? Does any of this matter in your buying decisions?

rbertalotto
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jond
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Sure design philosophy matters I like triode wired Class A tube amps, and wide baffled speakers. A few other likes point me towards specific manufacturers. Then comes trial and error!

erik_squires
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This is marketing.....I'm not talking about marketing.....which is mostly Snake Oil.....I'm talking about a designer/owner who says...."Hey, I can do it better and here is how I do it"....

 

That's exactly what marketing looks like my friend. Doesn't mean it's insincere, but it is absolutely marketing and messaging.

ghdprentice
6,534 posts
 

@erik_squires 

 

+1

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jerryg123
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My philosophy is if it sounds good in my system and it passes muster in my listening room, then it’s all good.

Yep I am Plato.

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