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Comment on High End Audio Sounds Crap! by multimedia essex

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Comment on High End Audio Sounds Crap! by Mark Ab

Mark Ab — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 00:06:32 +0000

Wow, this has taken me 45 years to find someone with the same view as mine!!! I have a ‘home made’ system that is essentially made from a pair of Yamaha P2200 amps with Yamaha graphic equalizers, JBL front speakers and EV PA rear speakers. The sound is as good as anything I’ve heard including the top end expensive systems. Thankyou so much for this article. I can now go forward with my system in the belief that I followed my true ears and not the rest…

Comment on The Greatest Lie of the Digital Age by Quin

Quin — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 02:44:12 +0000

Aluwolf, shut up. Want some advice? Read the whole conversation, and you might consider not commenting again …just for your sake…your gna loose against the guy, you cant argue, he will always win

Comment on High End Audio Sounds Crap! by dan_mason

dan_mason — Thu, 12 May 2011 07:17:30 +0000

Ralph,
I really like your point of view because it’s matches mine. If it sounds good, it sounds good! Measuring distortion, SNR or any figure is no indication of how you much you will enjoy a performance.

Unfortunately there is generally little difference in the quality of recording, and subsequently its realism, between a live and studio recording. In fact studio recordings tend to be much easier to make “realistic” due to the engineers having broader control of the environment (as well as the options of having multiple takes, etc.).

In any case, I have an extensive collection of both live and studio recordings in almost all genres of music, on CD, SACD and vinyl and there tends to be little to separate them in terms of quality or realism.

I don’t think I’m being harsh at all. You would be surprised at how many of these supposed “high end” companies try to rip off unsuspecting customers. The range of nonsense out there is extensive. It’s unforutnate that men tend to be susceptible to “measurebation”. I’m just hoping that I can help a few of these guys see the real picture.

Comment on High End Audio Sounds Crap! by Ralph Clark

Ralph Clark — Tue, 10 May 2011 09:05:29 +0000

While there is certainly a lot of snake oil circulating round audiophile circles I think you’re being too harsh.

Is it possible that you have made the most elementary of errors? Of course recorded music is never going to sound real on playback – if it was recorded in a studio. But live recordings – which capture the sound field of the stage as modified by the whole auditorium, could be another matter entirely.

Maybe the goal of hi-fi isn’t simply accuracy per se but the pleasure that undistorted representation of fine detail adds to the listening experience. If it’s not 100% accurate but sounds absolutely great, who cares?

Personally I prefer listening to studio recordings. And I prefer warmth to brightness. You can’t beat them old valve amps for sheer musicality IMHO.

Comment on The Greatest Lie of the Digital Age by Aluwolf

Aluwolf — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 11:41:25 +0000

yes but any hdmi cord is set a standard, meaning all hdmi cords will work as long as they arent too long. An expensive HDMI cord may give you better reception at longer distances, but normally it just isnt need.

Comment on High End Audio Sounds Crap! by Jonathan Derda

Jonathan Derda — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 01:13:38 +0000

Well put. One time I was fooled my reproduced sound. It was a CEDIA expo in Indianapolois where the Colts play. I swear i heard a live jazz trio and after seeking out the source of the sound I ran into a large MBL system. It wasn’t until I was standing right in front of it that i realized it wasn’t real.

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Comment on The Rack – Results by Bob

Bob — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 21:17:09 +0000

Hi,
Well done! I loved reading your journey. I’m recently into hifi and have learnt heaps – great friends and lots of research. I’ve been looking for a rack but have been not impressed with the ridiculous prices. So I’ve been thinking of making one. Yours is fantastic – inspirational. But I’m not a metal-worker. So I decided another plan:
Find a second hand rack with all the important qualities, flexibilities, and potential to improve and adjust it to make it fantastic.
So I found one – a factory second

It has a few defects like small paint spots and incorrect size shelves that can be fixed easily. It has a metal frame with MDF shelves and looks very similar to yours. It also has spikes for each shelf level so the shelves can be separated easily and reconfigured. The I will put the kiln-dry sand into it. May be I’ll have to seal a few places – but I’m thinking Sealey’s filler will do this. I’ll experiment and then consider changing the shelves to thicker wood or granite perhaps. The current shelves are 8mm. MDF .
So thanks for your journey it really helped give me confidence and search for a ‘compromise’ that ticked all the boxes.
Kind regards, Bob from Melbourne