Are audiophile products designed to initially impress then fatigue to make you upgrade?
If not why are many hardly using the systems they assembled, why are so many upgrading fairly new gear that’s fully working? Seems to me many are designed to impress reviewers, show-goers, short-term listeners, and on the sales floor but once in a home system, in the long run, they fatigue users fail to engage and make you feel something is missing so back you go with piles of cash.
I have friends who ride Doug Fattic frames. Ti for road and gravel here. Back to audio, I believe many of the products from manufacturers that frequently release new stuff (i.e., the opposite of Lamm) are “designed to initially impress” but not necessarily “then fatigue.” I believe their primary focus is on new sales by one-upping whatever came before, whether by actual performance or by advertising hype. |
The bicycle analogy is pretty good. I am an avid bike rider… with a long distance / touring slant. I have four custom made bikes of my stable of eight. Each is carefully crafted, with every detail thought out to the highest level. There is a real difference with true top end bike frames and equipment and great high fi gear and true audiophile gear. For those of use really dedicated: that ride thousands of miles a year and listen hundreds of hours… there is no substitute for uncompromising designs, meticulously purpose built equipment. It outperforms in every way just very well done stuff… and sets it apart. |
@jayctoy +1 also as your hearing changes you will try to compensate (with equipment) for diminished hearing ability across the hearing range. |
