Speakers and amplifiers show audiophiles are confused.
An audiophile buys a pair of speakers for $50K or $100K then asks what amps make them sound best. That’s about as smart as marrying a girl without knowing her personality. What are the specs that will insure your expensive new speakers and amps will work optimality with each other? There’s got to be an app for that, well no there isn’t because there are too many variables and companies don’t present their specs in a standard ways. Why is it that speaker and amplifier manufactures don’t recommend specific amps for their speakers? Beyond power, impedance, and making your own crossovers how do you choose amplifiers to get all the potential out of your speakers?
@kota1 unless AXPONA changes my mind I'm going to get the HiFi Rise to go with my new PS Audio DAC mk2. I've never bought a piece of audio equipment of any kind because of a salesmen. Can't wait to see how my system stacks up to the ones at AXPONA. |
Sounds like fun, remember to check out the Carver room and Bryston, hopefully Bryston will be demoing their active speakers. I bought my first pair of decent speakers thanks to a good salesman who steered me to a brand from the UK I had never heard of, Mission. I still have a warm spot for that brand. I like competent sale people because they know their gear and generally save me time, even over the phone (audioadvisor, crutchfield, etc). |
@grislybutter I think great cars and great audio have a lot in common. It is interesting that a car will get you from a to b and a sound system will let you hear the music but we pay for the the magic in the design. I know I've driven my AMG-GTc more than the designer just like audiophiles will take an audio system further than the mix engineer.
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@donavabdear very true. In the late 90s I became an avid user of a software and had to meet with the developers and architects often. They couldn't believe how much I got out of it and how much I knew - more than them, which seemed impossible. I had workflows they never imagined and I used bugs as features that they then grabbed and implemented as features. Never underestimate the power the the inquiring mind :) |
