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RE: a forgotten factor

My concern isn't so much that there are expensive components, as that people who aren't already familiar with audio might think that those are somehow required or even the norm. I've seen some of that with newbies on these groups. They haven't been around long enough to know what makes a big difference and what makes a small refinement that may be worthwhile.

Anyway, it's just a speculation, since I don't really have any direct experience. But the high end used to have a feeder system, the mid fi stereo stores and magazines like Stereo Review and High Fidelity that weren't targeted at people who were already audiophiles. You could start out as a kid, with all that great affordable stuff, then, if you were into it, move on to the high end stores and publications. And we don't have that feeder system anymore. We all know that there's great entry-level stuff out there, equipment that's reviewed in the magazines and available in the stores or online. But I'm concerned that for people who are thinking of putting together their first system, it's all kind of intimidating, sort of like having to go to a yacht dealer to buy a rowboat. And that they won't realize, since they haven't been around, that they can put together an entry-level system that will knock their socks off for under $1500.

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