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WHY IS THERE SO MUCH HATE FOR THE HIGH END GEAR ON AUDIO GEAR?

It seems like when I see comments on high end gear there is a lot of negativity. I have been an audiophile for the last 20 years. Honestly, if you know how to choose gear and match gear a lot of the high end gear is just better. When it comes to price people can charge what they want for what they create. If you don’t want it. Don’t pay for it. Look if you are blessed to afford the best bear and you can get it. It can be very sonically pleasing. Then do it. Now if you are also smart and knowledgeable you can get high end sound at mid-fi prices then do it. It’s the beauty of our our hobby. To build a system that competes with the better more expensive sounding systems out there. THOUGHTS?

calvinj
calvinj OP
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@jacobsdad2000 Schtick? Man to each his own.  Look we are all men who say what they want and do what they want. I might not like your comments but you have a right to say them. If I get tired of you or what you are saying I just don’t comment on your post or don’t read them or respond. Best wishes take care. 

calvinj OP
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Look everyone I posted this because this particular subject over the years is something I see repeatedly. Dissing of high end gear.  The rest of us ignorant for paying the prices. The snarky comments about the gear.  The snarky comments about you discussing their snarky comments about your gear. The thing that surprises me is that most haven’t heard a lot of high end gear. They haven’t lived with it for months or years. They are annoyed by it.  They don’t get it properly matched in their systems if they have heard it. Most don’t have systems resolving enough to tell the differences. They don’t understands the depths that people go to to create the gear. To get the low noise floors. To maximize the gear performance.  It’s a lot that goes into cables and components to make things happen. 

ghdprentice
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The primary reason is simple jealousy. If folks can only afford $X then they want to show that $2X or $10X or more is a waste… and they have made the very best choice in absolute terms.

Simple psychology, sad, but true.

mahler123
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@calvinj 

 

don’t you recycle this same topic about every fortnight?

I have nothing against high end gear.  Occasionally I have resentment against some of those who can afford because their gains may be I’ll gotten and then the gear is a lightning Rod for that resentment 

calvinj OP
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@ghdprentice i agree 100%. The crazy part is they wanna tell you how to spend your money. Also, if you spend X$ you are an idiot for doing so. I chose my gear carefully. Yes it’s expensive. But I believe in the science and engineering of how my electronics and speakers were made. Are they expensive yes but I research and listened to these items and I’m sold on the sonics enough to be happy for a very long time. 

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