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| life without audio dealers That's well put, Duke. But my experience says that most people will never hear or care about "the difference" no matter how much exposure they get. It just isn't there for most people. The Viet-Nam era, driven by drugs and the youth movement of th... | |
| life without audio dealers Many of us feel that we have passed the point of needing dealer assistance. Many dealers just behave like toll booths, believing that you have to pay them to gain access. Many manufacturers support this notion with exclusive sales territories. Eve... | |
| Beolab 5 - Four Questionable Technologies Shadorne - Scores of people who HAVE HEARD this speaker think it sounds great, yet, you who do not say that you have heard it, theorize that it cannot work.Aren't you one of the people who cautions everyone never to buy a speaker without hearing i... | |
| Beolab 5 - Four Questionable Technologies One might draw that conclusion. It is important to recognize that audiophile buyers are sheep who are insecure and driven by consensus opinion. A dealer I know provided me with this definition of the audio hobby. "Audiophilia is predicated on diss... | |
| Beolab 5 - Four Questionable Technologies http://www.soundandvisionmag.com/speakers/480/bang-olufsen-beolab-5-speaker.htmlhttp://www.time.com/time/2003/inventions/invspeakers.htmlhttp://www.hometheaterforum.com/htf/speakers-subwoofers/211355-bang-olufsen-beolab-5-best-speaker-made-today.h... | |
| Beolab 5 - Four Questionable Technologies I'll second Onhwy61's recommendation. Wilson doesn't have and cannot match B&O's technological resources. The fact that one company has buddied up with the reviewing community and the other one has not makes for a higher audiophile profile but... | |
| Beolab 5 - Four Questionable Technologies Every manufacturer who uses the ICE power module buys it from B&O. Many innovations have issued from B&O over the years. An investigation into the company will uncover a rich background of audio firsts. Several years ago, I made a pilgrima... | |
| Where are the female Audiophiles? In nature males compete for females. That's the "gene" that drives us and the one that women, to their advantage, lack. | |
| Speakers with high WAF? In my experience, the cabinet finish is not so much the issue. My wife is more concerned with the dominating visual presence in the room. Speakers that will perform well close to the front wall are more acceptable as a rule. This also helps to min... | |
| Speakers with high WAF? My wife and her friends all think my Zu Presence are retro cool. Remember, though, no matter what concessions you make she will still bi*** about the wires, so you may as well seek a compromise that costs you nothing in the way of performance beca... | |
| Stereophile Article - Holt telling it like it is. Gordon Holt is saying that the audio hobby became the audio industry in the 1980s. The emphasis was moved from audio performance to sales performance. The components became products. The days when we cared more about sound than appearances are for... | |
| Stereophile Article - Holt telling it like it is. One of the reasons people are concerned about reviews is the impact they have on resale. | |
| Stereophile Article - Holt telling it like it is. Einstein was a slob. Many a genius is so fixated on his pursuits that he neglects the details that govern the more anal amongst us. I saw his place on many ocassions and it was as Ralph describes it. He had Soundlab A-3s sitting out in the hall an... | |
| Stereophile Article - Holt telling it like it is. Amem, Jaybo. The carrot is too far away now to entice us as it once did. In the early 80s I had modified Hafler DH 200 amps which set me back some $400 plus each. Naturally I dreamed of the several thousand dollar Levinson or Threshhold or Rowland... | |
| Stereophile Article - Holt telling it like it is. Gordon is not bitter. In fact, I would characterize him as playful and curious. I spent a lot of time with him and Steven Stone in the 90s. I would have spent a lot more time with him were it not for his smoking. As for these comments, I agree com... |