The Lawyers Have Taken Over Audio

Not sure why many are being so hard on both Gideon as well as his clients. I have experience with many very wealthy clients/friends. I would suggest that most are very intelligent and capable of making smart and well thought out decisions. Many might seem to have more money than time, that does not necessarily make them deaf. I am not certain, but perhaps this makes someone that can provide what they desire with a minimum of time and effort. It seems to me quite possibly Gideon is providing exactly what they are looking for. While I do not agree with his "philosophies" I for one do appreciate his supporting some of the companies that push the sonic limits (as well as the extreme pricing).

I just had to laugh when the wife commented "Oh, and the remote will match the color of the rug - or was it drapes? GMAFB...

-RW-

We all have our priorities.

Anyone who thinks a speaker is worth more than $50k is -------lucky if he can afford to buy it.

There is an interesting editorial in HiFi+ this month. It will be in the US next month. It discusses the demise if high end dealers. What Alan Sircom says, is that whatever else you lose, it is set up that is critical. You can't gaurantee that a high end dealer knows what he is doing. His job though, is to put together components that have synergy and help set them up, with accessories, room treatment and speaker placement, that gives you some chance of hearing what theystem is capable of.

Sircom suggests there is no other easy source for this sort of knowledge. Reading books, using members of a HiFi society, may be a substitute, but not a complete one, for an experienced high end dealer.