Agreed, there are other sonic aspects that must be correct as well.
What is the most overlooked consideration?
What is the most overlooked consideration when buying a piece of audio gear? We all buy gear and we all have to make choices as to what component to get, what brand, etc. What is at the top of your criteria for choosing a piece and why? Synergy? reputation of brand ?hype your heard? it’s the best compliment to my system? warranty and service? I just wanted to try a cable? I only buy brands from the UK? Etc
So you can tell what’s at the top of your list but mostly I want you to share what you think is a much overlooked consideration and why?
For myself I often think customer service gets overlooked as being very important.
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What is the most overlooked consideration? For over sixty years, starting when I was just a kid, I’ve seen/listened to all kinds of systems, from setups built on spare change to rooms well into six figures. And time and time again, the room—the room!—is the most overlooked element. I’d never call anyone’s system their “ugly baby”—that’s not my style. But if the room is well-designed or even in somewhat treated ones, achieving audio nirvana doesn’t take much (even if you’re listening to Nirvana). Dust bunnies and cobwebs in the corners? Those are just the marks of a truly content soul. |
Both well said. I will place timbral accuracy over the top as well. Sometime these two are not mutually exclusive. For example, timbre accuracy facilitates how we perceive and segregate different instruments in orchestra / symphony music reproduction, affecting our overall emotional response to a piece. |
Very true. |
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