blossomchris
I feel better than James Brown
Is there such a thing as politically correct hifi?
Hifi stolen by extreme lefties from some mega rich horror could be said, by some, to be a political theft
bloss
Is there such a thing as politically correct hifi?
We are living in the future.
This sums it up for me.
I've had the large piles of kit. I love good sound. But enough is enough. We are living in the future. It is possible to have decent sounds and beautiful surroundings. Modern Hi-Fi needs to be compact, good looking, plus work with any source, whilst maintaining real fidelity. The naim uniti range and devialet at the other end are where things should be going. You can keep your massive racks and dusty rats nest of cables. Hardly anyone wants that anymore, outside of forums anyway.
Oh yeah? I bet the Dev will be landfill at around the same time that Naim 6-pack goes in for a service.
This sums it up for me.
I've had the large piles of kit. I love good sound. But enough is enough. We are living in the future. It is possible to have decent sounds and beautiful surroundings. Modern Hi-Fi needs to be compact, good looking, plus work with any source, whilst maintaining real fidelity. The naim uniti range and devialet at the other end are where things should be going. You can keep your massive racks and dusty rats nest of cables. Hardly anyone wants that anymore, outside of forums anyway.
And none of my younger friends would want it.
Each to their own.
I bought them because they sounded better than big boxes and cost a lot less than Naim. I can't even see the amps in my place - they are out of sight.
I suspect bomber jackets will make a reappearance on young people's wish lists before big boxes of air and angle iron.
This sums it up for me.
I've had the large piles of kit. I love good sound. But enough is enough. We are living in the future. It is possible to have decent sounds and beautiful surroundings. Modern Hi-Fi needs to be compact, good looking, plus work with any source, whilst maintaining real fidelity. The naim uniti range and devialet at the other end are where things should be going. You can keep your massive racks and dusty rats nest of cables. Hardly anyone wants that anymore, outside of forums anyway.
Buy expensive - buy ten times?
The fabled "upgrade" path.....
"just one more box. Come on man! Just one more! I'll quit but just the one more!Maaan!"
I won't embarrass you by asking how many times you've changed this or that box over the years. People in glass houses, etc.
Mr Tibbs
Why would you think it would embarrass me?
I've been lucky enough to have owned more hifi over the years than many. I've explored many different brands and design ideologies. I've been fortunate to have gained an appreciation of what I like and what I don't - what I consider to sound good and what I consider to be overrated.
What I never did was buy into a dogmatic company mantra and upgrade continuously within brand to satiate that burning desire for something new in my life. I left that to others.
Given everything in audio has advanced massively in the last 30 years, I think speakers are next on the list for a big change.
Also we all know small speakers can sound better than big speakers unless you have an unlimited budget. With £500 I'd buy a standmount.
But what you claim is 'buying into a dogma' is really no different to someone who claims to be an 'explorer of brands'. An obsessive 'box adder' is no worse than an obsessive 'box shifter' IMO. It's so obvious I'm surprised I have to say it.
Mr Tibbs
I think multilayered PCBs and microscopically small SMT semi-conductors are a somewhat less bodger-serviceable than the traditional one or two layer PCB with through-hole components. The trouble with vintage kits of any make is availability of OEM-spec parts. I dread the day I need another pair of Sanken 2SA747 / 2SC1116 TO3 power transistors.I don't know why anyone would think a Naim amplifier would outlast a devialet, circuit boards could be made in the same factory and modern semiconductors are very reliable.