Maybe it's a sign of dwindling middle class in US?

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Topic - This used to be a high end website: depressing - Sordidman 12:19:18 09/26/13 (125)

I'll gladly hook up your 7030 to a high end system - Tom Schuman 01:36:13 10/5/13 (1)

RE: I'll gladly hook up your 7030 to a high end system - rick_m 07:23:42 10/5/13 (0)

RE: This used to be a high end website: depressing - advisorco.ceo@gmail.com 22:16:24 10/3/13 (0)

RE: This used to be a high end website: depressing - rkeman 05:17:15 09/29/13 (1)

RE: This used to be a high end website: depressing - michaelhigh 08:45:56 09/29/13 (0)

off topic - rocky raccoon 09:56:10 09/28/13 (4)

I've had good luck with anything cable that is Blue - jedrider 12:31:30 10/6/13 (0)

RE: off topic - Inmate51 14:54:17 09/28/13 (0)

RE: off topic - Chazro 12:22:39 09/28/13 (0)

RE: off topic - must 12:05:55 09/28/13 (0)

I, myself see it as a sort of Renaissance - Jaundiced Ear 02:28:34 09/28/13 (13)

Ha! My post was about inexperienced & unreasonable posts like yours - Sordidman 13:37:41 09/28/13 (12)

woohoo I'm an audiophile - 3db 08:34:31 10/3/13 (6)

Oh, I haven't even started being biatch!! HA - Sordidman 14:12:18 10/4/13 (5)

Yes one can counter the argue - 3db 04:58:13 10/7/13 (1)

RE: Yes one can counter the argue - Raymond Leggs 07:15:53 10/7/13 (0)

RE: Oh, I haven't even started being biatch!! HA - rkeman 10:07:35 10/5/13 (1)

RE: Oh, I haven't even started being biatch!! HA - Raymond Leggs 11:21:24 10/6/13 (0)

RE: I don't think a truly "high-end" system can be in a living room - ornery 18:03:33 10/4/13 (0)

A perfect example of this would certainly be... - DeKay 20:59:25 09/28/13 (3)

Yep, I'm pretty experienced with the McIntosh house sound -t - Sordidman 10:35:15 09/30/13 (2)

RE: Yep, I'm pretty experienced with the McIntosh house sound -t - Raymond Leggs 11:26:22 09/30/13 (1)

So you were reading this site from 2000 to now? - Sordidman 11:40:56 09/30/13 (0)

RE: Ha! My post was about inexperienced & unreasonable posts like yours - Raymond Leggs 14:39:23 09/28/13 (0)

RE: This used to be a high end website: depressing - must 17:28:59 09/27/13 (0)

It's just the period - bjh 16:31:02 09/27/13 (0)

RE: This used to be a high end website: depressing - Frihed89 15:03:54 09/27/13 (0)

Pardon me. Would you have any Grey Poupon? (nt) - andy_c 15:00:05 09/27/13 (1)

THAT is a funny, and appropriate comment. nt - Larry I 15:42:12 09/27/13 (0)

RE: This used to be a high end website: depressing - Wojciech 10:21:24 09/27/13 (0)

Fully agree. I can't afford really expensive gear, either - but incessant bitching... - carcass93 10:15:54 09/27/13 (0)

Maybe it's a sign of dwindling middle class in US? - avsBuddy 09/27/1308:06:57 09/27/13 (0)

RE: This used to be a high end website: depressing - jsm71 06:49:13 09/27/13 (0)

I am confused - G Squared 06:47:13 09/27/13 (0)

High end is the mechanical rabbit for the audiophile dogs to chase! -t - mgbpuff 06:41:39 09/27/13 (0)

WHY is "high-end" so expensive -- and getting more so? - Feanor 05:56:17 09/27/13 (21)

better internal parts are now more rare, and more expensive - - Sordidman 11:45:31 09/30/13 (0)

RE: WHY is "high-end" so expensive -- and getting more so? - morricab 14:21:38 09/27/13 (8)

The last 10% of what? - Goober58 09:14:09 09/28/13 (5)

Just 10%? I'm thinking more like 200%. Nt - geoffkait 13:00:46 09/28/13 (0)

RE: The last 10% of what? - morricab 12:22:09 09/28/13 (3)

RE: The last 10% of what? - Goober58 19:32:38 09/28/13 (2)

"Sounds better" is a moving target born from experiencing - Sordidman 11:57:36 09/30/13 (1)

RE: "Sounds better" is a moving target born from experiencing - Goober58 21:25:07 10/17/13 (0)

Well maybe the last 0.1% but that's not the point - Feanor 04:48:20 09/28/13 (1)

RE: Well maybe the last 0.1% but that's not the point - morricab 12:25:49 09/28/13 (0)

Why? Small operations, boutique production, small R&D budgets. - Bromo33333 07:07:08 09/27/13 (10)

RE: Why? Small operations, boutique production, small R&D budgets. - morricab 14:26:47 09/27/13 (3)

RE: Why? Small operations, boutique production, small R&D budgets. - Utley1 16:05:29 09/27/13 (2)

RE: Why? Small operations, boutique production, small R&D budgets. - morricab 12:29:15 09/28/13 (0)

RE: Why? Small operations, boutique production, small R&D budgets. - Utley1 17:01:41 09/27/13 (0)

Yes and No - Feanor 07:46:33 09/27/13 (5)

Yeah, and that is why so many are failing -t - Sordidman 12:58:01 09/30/13 (0)

Sure it does - Bromo33333 12:00:07 09/27/13 (2)

I think you're missing the point - Feanor 04:38:33 09/28/13 (0)

$10,000.00 for a pair of speakers with specs like this! - gtfsr 14:25:53 09/27/13 (0)

Less units sold equal higher production costs - Kloss 09:00:59 09/27/13 (0)

I didn't realize that was ever a requirement - nt - Green Lantern 01:10:12 09/27/13 (0)

Is this your last post/input?... - DeKay 21:04:20 09/26/13 (0)

"Depressing"? :^) - soulfood 19:19:56 09/26/13 (3)

was that a rant? - Sordidman 13:00:10 09/30/13 (2)

You're targeting suppositions. - soulfood 19:52:45 09/30/13 (1)

RE: You're targeting suppositions. - Raymond Leggs 10:13:43 10/1/13 (0)

Most of the folks on AA, in general, and Vinyl Asylum, where my major interests - BillyBenBilly 19:15:53 09/26/13 (5)

Right - well said. NT - rocky raccoon 10:38:06 09/28/13 (0)

Right on. - mark111 16:18:16 09/27/13 (0)

I'm a alertin' the moderators on this one; it makes doggone too much good sense! -nt - Green Lantern 06:33:31 09/27/13 (0)

Great post! (nt) - Dave Pogue 05:50:27 09/27/13 (0)

Nice post. Your post makes me feel good .. and proud to be an A.A. member. - Elizabeth 03:30:28 09/27/13 (0)

I wish there was more interest in DIY here - rickmcinnis@dogwoodfabrics.com 18:48:46 09/26/13 (4)

well said - - rocky raccoon 10:43:33 09/28/13 (1)

From where the pursuit began and where it will return - rickmcinnis@dogwoodfabrics.com 08:47:10 09/29/13 (0)

RE: I wish there was more interest in DIY here - Bromo33333 07:12:06 09/27/13 (1)

I cannot imagine that transformer costing THAT much - rickmcinnis@dogwoodfabrics.com 08:03:31 09/27/13 (0)

RE: This used to be a high end website: depressing - Sprezza Tura 18:44:52 09/26/13 (0)

How does one start on the path? - Rod M 18:29:32 09/26/13 (2)

Said well by Carcass: &, it's the placing of lo-fi values - Sordidman 14:28:05 09/30/13 (0)

"looking to get better sound on a budget" is fine - we all do that, in certain context. - carcass93 10:19:15 09/27/13 (0)

No more depressing than the economy, but... - genungo 17:05:14 09/26/13 (5)

There's a LOT of awfully Good gear out there - jedrider 18:17:32 09/26/13 (4)

I've noticed something happening during the last ten years or so... - genungo 11:47:18 09/27/13 (1)

I think I noticed that too! nt - Goober58 13:21:14 09/27/13 (0)

I believe that's an old wives tale - Goober58 09:32:43 09/27/13 (1)

RE: I believe that's an old wives tale - JNS 16:42:30 09/27/13 (0)

Music lovers only need mp3, am or sirrius radios - audiophiles are the epitome of pretentiousness - Goober58 16:43:02 09/26/13 (4)

Another clumsily executed attempt at intentionally "extreme sarcasm"? - Steve O 19:33:22 09/26/13 (1)

Yea sure now I'm clumsy & clever by 1/2 when I repeat what I was told when I was shallow and pretentious - Goober58 23:31:23 09/26/13 (0)

That LP is REALLY well recorded and sounds TREMENDOUS on a ... - musetap 18:50:02 09/26/13 (0)

LOL!! I guess that one of us is in the wrong place then -t - Sordidman 17:27:26 09/26/13 (0)

People here were always looking for good stuff for less $$$. - Rick W 14:34:00 09/26/13 (6)

I agree that there is a law of diminishing returns - Sordidman 17:24:34 09/26/13 (5)

RE: I agree that there is a law of diminishing returns - JNS 18:37:19 09/27/13 (4)

There are a number of factors - Sordidman 12:50:53 09/30/13 (0)

People charge what the market will bear. nt - Inmate51 21:06:17 09/27/13 (2)

no, that's just one consideration -t - Sordidman 12:17:04 09/30/13 (1)

no, that's just one consideration - Inmate51 09:25:41 10/2/13 (0)

If it were 'only high end,' the remaining six members would complain about lack of traffic. - Enophile 14:31:38 09/26/13 (12)

RE: If it were 'only high end,' the remaining six members would complain about lack of traffic. - Utley1 16:57:19 09/26/13 (0)

RE: "but the high end has kind of abandoned us" - amioutaline? 14:58:36 09/26/13 (10)

RE: "but the high end has kind of abandoned us" - Wojciech 10:27:18 09/27/13 (1)

RE: "but the high end has kind of abandoned us" - JNS 16:46:34 09/27/13 (0)

But but but....the part that trickles down is still not the 'high end.' - Enophile 15:05:08 09/26/13 (7)

RE: What was the "high-end" in 1983? - amioutaline? 16:07:12 09/26/13 (6)

1983.... - Enophile 16:54:12 09/26/13 (3)

"spendy" meaning getting one's moneysworth? [n.t.a.] - wangmr 06:21:48 09/27/13 (2)

No though many would like you to believe that... - Goober58 09:43:00 09/27/13 (1)

RE:thanks; it guess it's intuitive without consulting a dictionary.... - wangmr 07:28:33 09/29/13 (0)

Let's go back to 1977... - mkuller 16:52:37 09/26/13 (1)

And if you were an audiophile back in the 70s... - Goober58 09:40:41 09/27/13 (0)

RE: This used to be a high end website: depressing - calloway 14:08:54 09/26/13 (0)

Agree but - Awe-d-o-file 13:55:42 09/26/13 (4)

Agreed... - mkuller 20:17:35 09/26/13 (1)

RE: Agreed... - Awe-d-o-file 07:05:17 10/2/13 (0)

MS/PHD - Bob Neill 16:04:11 09/26/13 (1)

RE: MS/PHD - Awe-d-o-file 07:03:11 10/2/13 (0)

RE: This used to be a high end website: depressing - artemus 12:47:19 09/26/13 (8)

thanks: yeah: I understand about listening habits changing - Sordidman 13:30:33 09/26/13 (7)

SOTA its only SOTA for a short time since the state of the arts a moving target - Kloss 05:54:37 09/27/13 (2)

State of what Art? - Goober58 13:09:35 09/27/13 (1)

Art is subjective - Kloss 13:32:15 09/27/13 (0)

Fi? - rick_m 16:41:02 09/26/13 (0)

So, where would a product like the Oppo BDP-105 fall on the spectrum? - Enophile 15:33:34 09/26/13 (2)

RE: So, where would a product like the Oppo BDP-105 fall on the spectrum? - IEaudiodude 15:54:36 09/26/13 (1)

I agree with you. I think high end begins as a way of listening more than what gear you buy. - Enophile 16:05:39 09/26/13 (0)

I don't see it as being quite that bad ... - Bromo33333 12:23:13 09/26/13 (0)

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