In Reply to: RE: Stereophile Reaches a New Nadir posted by 13th Duke of Wymbourne on October 30, 2017 at 15:10:25:
The philosophical difference is definitely part of it. He doesn't like the benchmark philosophy and I don't know whether or not he's right or to what degree.The problem for guys like him I'd think is that he's so completely immersed in audio that I'm sure he hears things that very few others do. I don't claim to be an audiophile, am untrained, and only have a few hours a week to sit back and listen. I hear differences and have preferences but I'm perfectly happy with my systems and by the time I have a lot of time to listen my ears will probably be too shot for it to matter. Who has a lot of money, listens to a stereo a lot, and cares about the small differences in sound quality between components? It's gotta be a small small crowd.
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- RE: Stereophile Reaches a New Nadir - ornery 10/30/1721:11:54 10/30/17 (60)
- RE: Stereophile Reaches a New Nadir - Charles Hansen 22:38:53 10/30/17 (58)
- RE: cost ratio of class A vs Class D over time - ornery 20:45:30 10/31/17 (42)
- One big difference - Charles Hansen 21:06:05 10/31/17 (41)
- I basically agree with what Mel said. But I'd be interested in seeing..... - Rick W 12:36:05 11/1/17 (0)
- RE: One big difference - ornery 09:41:38 11/1/17 (0)
- You got that almost right - sideliner 09:24:43 11/1/17 (1)
- RE: You got that almost right - stehno 21:43:12 11/1/17 (0)
- RE: One big difference - Mel 09:23:18 11/1/17 (0)
- Americans have been trained to seek out the lowest cost... - Steve O 09:00:32 11/1/17 (9)
- RE: Americans have been trained to seek out the lowest cost... - standingstones 12:09:37 11/2/17 (1)
- Great post! +1 (nt) - Charles Hansen 19:41:28 11/2/17 (0)
- Should I be - E-Stat 12:25:16 11/1/17 (4)
- Absolutely!... - Steve O 13:26:38 11/1/17 (3)
- Who is better? - E-Stat 06:07:52 11/2/17 (1)
- Check the packaging and label for the info important to YOU and choose accordingly... - Steve O 07:16:31 11/2/17 (0)
- RE: Absolutely!... - Charles Hansen 14:28:09 11/1/17 (0)
- RE: Americans have been trained to seek out the lowest cost... - A.Wayne 11:51:55 11/1/17 (1)
- Actually, neither... - Steve O 13:37:14 11/1/17 (0)
- RE: One big difference - Dale Clark 04:51:47 11/1/17 (0)
- RE: One big difference - Peter Qvortrup 03:02:46 11/1/17 (24)
- RE: One big difference - sideliner 10:39:05 11/1/17 (23)
- RE: One big difference - Inmate51 11:13:48 11/1/17 (22)
- RE: One big difference - mkuller 20:36:55 11/1/17 (1)
- RE: One big difference - stehno 21:53:15 11/1/17 (0)
- RE: One big difference - sideliner 16:06:47 11/1/17 (8)
- RE: One big difference - A.Wayne 16:11:11 11/1/17 (7)
- RE: One big difference - sideliner 16:51:27 11/1/17 (0)
- RE: One big difference - Charles Hansen 16:44:37 11/1/17 (5)
- RE: One big difference - A.Wayne 17:22:03 11/1/17 (4)
- RE: One big difference - Charles Hansen 19:41:55 11/1/17 (3)
- RE: One big difference - A.Wayne 20:35:40 11/1/17 (2)
- RE: One big difference - Charles Hansen 20:57:28 11/1/17 (1)
- RE: One big difference - Inmate51 00:31:37 11/2/17 (0)
- Suffice it to say, you should see Michael Moore's film Where To Invade Next. nt - Rick W 14:32:31 11/1/17 (1)
- Excellent movie. +1 (nt) - Charles Hansen 14:48:45 11/1/17 (0)
- Good grief, I agree with you. - Dave Pogue 13:28:51 11/1/17 (8)
- RE: Good grief, I agree with you. - Wojciech 14:03:38 11/1/17 (7)
- RE: Good grief, I agree with you. - A.Wayne 15:58:10 11/1/17 (3)
- RE: Good grief, I agree with you. - Wojciech 17:36:57 11/1/17 (0)
- Number? Dunno, but I do know that something's wrong with this..... - Rick W 16:40:41 11/1/17 (1)
- RE: Number? Dunno, but I do know that something's wrong with this..... - Charles Hansen 16:52:14 11/1/17 (0)
- Well, as a former CEO ... - Dave Pogue 14:14:15 11/1/17 (2)
- RE: Well, as a former CEO ... - Wojciech 17:54:59 11/1/17 (1)
- RE: Well, as a former CEO ... - Dave Pogue 06:40:27 11/2/17 (0)
- RE: Stereophile Reaches a New Nadir - A.Wayne 14:22:46 10/31/17 (14)
- RE: Stereophile Reaches a New Nadir - Charles Hansen 19:32:12 10/31/17 (13)
- Perhaps you are thinking of - E-Stat 09:35:27 11/1/17 (2)
- That is a breand-new one on me! - Charles Hansen 15:02:08 11/1/17 (1)
- RE: That is a breand-new one on me! - kentaja 19:32:37 11/6/17 (0)
- RE: Stereophile Reaches a New Nadir - kentaja 04:59:33 11/1/17 (9)
- RE: Stereophile Reaches a New Nadir - Charles Hansen 14:57:29 11/1/17 (8)
- RE: Stereophile Reaches a New Nadir - kentaja 07:53:15 11/6/17 (1)
- RE: Nadir -- Original Quads . . . - goldenthal 01:24:39 11/14/17 (0)
- RE: Stereophile Reaches a New Nadir - regmac 19:13:14 11/1/17 (0)
- RE: Stereophile Reaches a New Nadir - A.Wayne 16:01:42 11/1/17 (4)
- RE: Stereophile Reaches a New Nadir - Charles Hansen 17:24:22 11/1/17 (3)
- RE: Stereophile Reaches a New Nadir - goldenthal 01:38:33 11/14/17 (0)
- RE: Stereophile Reaches a New Nadir - A.Wayne 19:18:14 11/1/17 (1)
- RE: Stereophile Reaches a New Nadir - Charles Hansen 20:46:03 11/1/17 (0)
- RE: Stereophile Reaches a New Nadir - stehno 21:41:13 10/30/17 (0)