newton_john
Responses from newton_john
| The law of diminshing returns? @onhwy61 "Typically going from a $1k system to a $10k system is a greater increase in fidelity than going from a $90k system to a $99k system." I am unconvinced by this statement. What's your evidence in support of it? Has anyone ever attempted... | |
| The law of diminshing returns? @kerrybh I'm with you on your first paragraph, but you lose me after that. Surely, one man's doubling of performance is another man's achieving incremental gains. As far as I am aware, there is no objective way of determining which man is corre... | |
| The law of diminshing returns? It’s actually quite sad that such an uplifting thing as our quest to enjoy the beauty of music as much as possible is dragged down by such a vulgar consideration as money. | |
| The law of diminshing returns? When people talk about diminishing returns in hifi, what they really mean is that there’s a limit on how much they personally would be prepared to spend on it. That’s fair enough, but it isn’t diminishing returns. Diminishing returns can’t ... | |
| Maybe someone can enlighten me. @mahler123 Often. What’s your problem? The only reason I commented was that I thought we could be a little more tolerant of the OP’s position. He was only political in the most general sense. I was also suggesting we could be a little more chi... | |
| God, I hate to ask this… @williamjohnston I am saddened to hear of your illness. My wife has been in a similar position with Stage IV Breast Cancer for the past year and a half. She has been remarkably positive about making the most of life while she can. It sounds like... | |
| The law of diminshing returns? Thanks. I find the bank account is diminished long before the returns. | |
| Maybe someone can enlighten me. @yogiboy Surely, calling people "nit-wits" is being abusive towards other members as quoted in the reasons for removing secretguy’s post. | |
| Maybe someone can enlighten me. As an outsider, I find it ironic that removal of @Secretguy’s original post as being political in itself says quite a lot about the current state of your country. You guys have got very thin skins. | |
| HiFi laundry Thanks for the answers, guys. Just to be clear, I am not thinking of giving up digital altogether. I couldn't do that because of the way the vinyl signal is processed digitally. I'd be keeping the capability to play my local music FLAC files (thre... | |
| Why don’t more members post their systems in their profile? @sns You’re right that it isn’t a beauty contest. Yet, every picture tells a story. @jhills There appears to be a limit to how many photos can be loaded at any one time. I find completing the virtual system to be a useful exercise. It... | |
| They should charge more for it… @pindac Thanks for that. Fascinating story. WB are clearly a cut above many other manufacturers. I’ll pay more attention to them in future. A whole system approach rather than attacking one component at a time like say Linn sounds an ambitious ... | |
| They should charge more for it… @ghdprentice Diminishing returns can’t possibly apply in this context, anyway. Sound quality is by definition qualitative not quantitative. It is meaningless to say that one product sounds twice as good as another or for that matter any numeric... | |
| They should charge more for it… @mahler123 I don’t think Wilson-Benesche got government funding for development of the extremely expensive turntable. It helped them get their business off the ground when they were starting out with more modest products. | |
| Why don’t more members post their systems in their profile? @viridian You make a good point about posters with a wider range of experience of hifi in say retailing. There’s nothing to stop anyone putting these things in the system details or comments if they wish. Nevertheless, it is extremely helpful t... |