Some conclusions can be legitimately and logically/rationally reached, and some not so much....
Is it important to long demo or own HIGH END gear to have a fair accurate view about it?
I have heard a lot of opinions about high end gear on the forums but a lot of it comes from folks that don’t own it. They bash it because of the price. Which I understand on one end but many don’t own, haven’t long demoed or even heard a lot of higher end gear thoughts? Please no personal bashing just your opinion?
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@mapman My point is room acoustic treatment is a given(must have) regardless of the cost/level of the audio system. One can be a serious Audiophile with Burmester or Parasound gear, the point is getting as close to 100% out of the system.
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@dayglow I’ll buy that!
I would only add that DSP and room correction is a relatively new tool in the audiophile arsenal to help effectively deal with room acoustics and that is something the modern audiophile needs to be aware of these days as well BEFORE trying to fix a bad room by throwing more money at the gear and/or going nuts with room treatments alone . DSP and treatments like bass traps in particular together can be applied cost effectively and if done right might save folks quite a bit of hard-earned cash down the road.
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@mikelavigne great perspective. High end is not always price. It’s build quality. It attention to detail. It really can be a company really taking the craft to another level. I have had gear that hangs with stuff 2,3 times its price because of the tech and R&D behind it. |
@ernstmach i can understand your points. Having it in your own environment is important. Spending quality time with it is important as well. 20 years in this I understand that 100% |
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