Love for music shatter by highend equipment

Sounds like the high-end industry has been successful in brainwashing your friends.

that's tru...
most of the recording are not great and might sound worse on the higher quality system... i admit that i do sacrifice on how some of my records sound on my rig and might sound better on cheaper units but right there i have other records that i can double-enjoy meaning enjoying it's recorded quality and performing artists. anyone here probably would admit that the voice of Pete Gabriel is divine and great but early Genesis albums were pressed and recorded horrible and i admit they sounded better on my Rega P3 than they do on my Michell Gyro SE. my collection alters very often since i do not keep a particular record in collection(well some of the rarest i do) and sell them after i listen once or twice. i do some car-stereo compilations before i sell my records on nakamichi RXD2 unidirectional tape deck.
if i had enough budget i would definitely place a nakamichi car-stereo system in my Lincoln Towncar 1987(can't even think of changing that beloved vehicle!).

i've also noticed that most of high-end addicts listen to small-band jazz mainly that recorded somehow extraordinary: wehre sighing is heard even louder than music(what kind of compression is that or play of recording engineer??), bringing up unreal studio noise to attract naive listener? haha! i've been playing musical instruments and hearing people sing every time and i couldn't hear such "effects".
i once asked my friend highend-addict a question why would you listen to Cassandra Willson and wouldn't listen to Edit Piaf and he answers that Edit Piaf was never recorded well...

Here,Here to Plato and Mvwine!I have somewhat of a high-end system,BUT the difference with me is I knew when to STOP.After a certian point you start drawing at straws,and wasting money on over-rated,over-priced equiptment.
Aaaaah Human Nature!How much better it would be if people used their heads instead of their wallets.
PS:Here's a test,just for the heck of it.Look for a Hafler SE240 amp,there are 2 for sale on A-Gon around 200.00.You would be supprised how a discontinued cheap amp can sound.
I personally do not use one now,but did quite some time ago.

Hi Danny,

It is about the music. Chart your own course and set sail. Forget about the oneupmanship and stay true to yourself. I can't fault the folks with systems that are so critical that the software is generally unworthy although I've been careful to not go in that direction. Let's see who continues to listen "to the music" for a lifetime. Someday perhaps the software will be up to the challenge. I believe that day will eventually come, or at least, I hope so.

Happy listening,
Patrick

I've always thought that a good performance on a mid-fi system beats a bad performance on a high-end system. I'm quite dubious of people who believe otherwise, and yet claim to love music.

That said, when I get up in the morning, my wife is listening to classical radio on the kitchen boombox, and I have to turn it off. Even I have my limits (or my distortion thresholds, if you will).