Re: Adding to the post concerning direction of asylum.

Posted by Corbett (A) on January 27, 2002 at 02:38:22

In Reply to: Adding to the post concerning direction of asylum. posted by RAYDOG on January 25, 2002 at 18:40:06:

How much a person "needs" to spend to be satisfied with their playback equipment (or the music it reproduces) depends a great deal on the type of music they listen to, the quality of the recordings they buy and what they expect from their playback system.

For some people, a $200 boombox or $10 clock radio is all that's required. The recordings they listen to don't sound much better on a $1000 system, so why spend more? There may be a little more clarity, increased dynamics, etc., with the higher price tag, but it doesn't matter to them. A $10 system...now that's VALUE!

You don't have to spend a fortune to enjoy music. Buy what you like within your budget and be happy with it!

However, if you need to convince yourself that your system is just as good as systems that aren't as economical as yours (most people don't), go to any high-end shop and listen to an out-of-the-box, cold and poorly set up megabuck system. Listen for only a few minutes and take your initial impression as the final verdict of the system. Doesn't sound much better than your well-run-in system, does it? Some systems outright SUCK, don't they. You can then draw whatever conclusion makes you happy. Judging from many of the posts I've seen here, this technique works like a charm! For the best results, bring the lowest-quality CD in your collection as your demo disk, preferably one with extremely limited dynamics, excessive brightness and tons of artificiality. You'll be pleased to discover it doesn't sound much better on more costly systems!

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Topic - Adding to the post concerning direction of asylum. - RAYDOG 18:40:06 01/25/02 (23)

Re: Adding to the post concerning direction of asylum. - Corbett 01/27/0202:38:22 01/27/02 (0)

Expensive and cheap. Both are fun to make. - Kurt Strain 20:33:57 01/26/02 (0)

Re: Adding to the post concerning direction of asylum. - Tuneman 13:02:05 01/26/02 (0)

Great post! - GaryM 12:14:03 01/26/02 (0)

Re: Adding to the post concerning direction of asylum. - ggraff 09:03:07 01/26/02 (2)

Re: Adding to the post .. what he said - Joe M 09:43:22 01/26/02 (1)

Re: Adding to the post .. what he said - ggraff 02:03:33 01/28/02 (0)

900 buck paradigms 90% of hi end rigs? - Brian A 08:56:23 01/26/02 (0)

Gracias RAYDOG......(nt) [;y) - Jose Garcia 05:40:29 01/26/02 (0)

RAYDOG, YOU ROCK!!!!! - marko445 03:37:01 01/26/02 (0)

My Condolences... - Todd Krieger 01:02:35 01/26/02 (1)

Re:My Condolences...Go'CANES Number 1- DOLPHINS in there somewhere - Joe M 09:55:22 01/26/02 (0)

RAYDOG for President. (long) - Bosh 21:07:20 01/25/02 (0)

Play on brother! Sing on sister!!!! Excellent post !!!!!!nt - Dman 20:54:40 01/25/02 (0)

Boo-hoo...I spent too much - Sean H 20:17:31 01/25/02 (3)

Since I'm the Dip Sh*T you refered to, here is my answer - Edp 08:19:08 01/26/02 (1)

Re: Since I'm the Dip Sh*T you refered to, here is my answer - Sean H 09:22:05 01/26/02 (0)

What you said! - Tromatic 21:54:00 01/25/02 (0)

Well said - YRY 19:52:02 01/25/02 (0)

Re: Adding to the post concerning direction of asylum. - Frank I 19:45:34 01/25/02 (0)

Music is the judge - phenderson 19:38:17 01/25/02 (0)

Its good to hear that someone cares:) - Jeremy H 19:22:19 01/25/02 (0)

Great post!! (nt) - sjb 19:10:57 01/25/02 (0)

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Re: Adding to the post concerning direction of asylum. - Corbett 01/27/0202:38:22 01/27/02 (0)

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