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In your opinion, what is Hi, Medium and Low end?

Hey All,

I am new to this arena and for all the reading and homework it seems like there is a lot of circumstance out there. It seems that the comment that I see the most is, “…see how it works with your system.” And while this is true about a great many things in life it seems that we are all trying to find a sense for balance for our budget. The other thing that I learned is the spending a lot will not always yield the desired result.

So…regardless of price, here is my question. In your opinion, if your were to put together a system (say something to do it all, as I don’t know about everyone else but I couldn’t afford one for music and one for movies and other activities) in the following three categories: as high medium and low; what would it look like?

Say maybe with the following categories:

1) Processor, Preamp & Amp OR Receiver
2) Sources (CD, Phono or whatever)
3) Cables (Speak, Interconnect and whatever)
4) Power and related products
5) Other tweaks

Did I miss anything? Please feel free to add. :D

There are no motives hear but to learn, I have just bought a bunch of stuff that make me happy and I am just curious or maybe trying to prove that I am not on crack. ;-)

Cheers,

Blu
blu_audio
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mapman
22,205 posts
 
Dave,

I think your distinction between ego and loving music is an important one on this topic. Being a music lover is perhaps the biggest factor in achieving "high end".

A music lover will achieve a high end system much faster and possibly more cost effectively in most cases. The devil is in the details, and only a music lover is tuned in enough to those details to be able to separate performance from cost.

The good news is this: you do not have to be ultra rich to achieve high end performance if you are a true music lover.
dcstep
1,518 posts
 
Agreed Mapman.

Dave
gogirl
12 posts
 
Dcstep,Thank you for understanding what I was trying to say.
I did not try to demean any ones system.In fact 99% of you will have a better and more expensive system then I when I complete mine.Possibly,I'm to impatient.I want to learn about as much as I can as fast as I can.In re-reading some of your posts I find your systems evolved over long periods of time.Maybe I should slow down.
oem
91 posts
 
Calbrs03,I apologize to you sir.It seems i took your words and did a 180.
ngjockey
1,042 posts
 
Gogirl, I'll be serious for a moment, Yes, it does take time and more than you'll ever learn by just reading these forums, although they can help too. The biggest learning curve is knowing what you like and what you are willing to compromise, or not. For example, my massive speakers are in the middle of what is supposed to be a dining area. The kind of compromise only a bachelor could make.

When I was a teenager, I had a stereo that was twice as expensive as my 10 year old P.O.S. car. Thirty years later, and I still have an old car and a stereo that that most think is a case of misguided priorities or question my sanity. Without the music, I might go nuts.
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