I was lied to...

[Sue Pertwee-Tyr]

How might it do that?

Maybe an epiphany one day - realises there must be more to life than running on that little wheel all day.

 

[Michael J]

I’m thinking, the invention of fire and agriculture, which ultimately led to civilisation and the creation of music, and the industrial revolution which gave us technology and, eventually, the leisure time and disposable income to sit and listen to hifi equipment.

Am I close?

Music is older than agriculture.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paleolithic_flutes

 

[Hound]

As with most things its all about balance.
Waste off time having a £10k high quality source, if you have a £500 amp and speakers, as its never going to be able to show off what the source can do, the same if you have £500 source and £10k amp and £10k speakers, still going to sound crap.

Balance is key

 

[linnfomaniac83]

A while ago, I discovered that source amplification and speakers first was the most important thing... who’d have thought it eh?

 

[Mr Pig]

Maybe an epiphany one day - realises there must be more to life than running on that little wheel all day.

That's why.

 

[mandryka]

How might it do that?

It might think it's King Kong

 

[Olsen]

Alternative facts

 

[PhilDick]

if you have £500 source and £10k amp and £10k speakers, still going to sound crap.

Balance is key

Not true if your source is digital.

 

[Arkless Electronics]

Source is not first, nor second nor third...

Took 20 years to figure it out.

Mr President, I think you've got a hi fi forum in Britain mixed up with Twitter.. and that it's spelt sauce

 

[tvheadhunter]

Funny thing is that having the wax taken out of my ears was absolutely the best bang for the buck I have found.

Ears?

 

[Thetiminator]

Vinegar first, then salt (so the vinegar doesnt wash the salt off), then the sauce comes last.
Not like it’s up for discussion

 

[Bob McC]

Ah. Well, obviously the real source, ie the recording, is the most important thing. Something that becomes more apparent the better the playback equipment.

The real source is the performance.
To anyone there a reproduction can never be anything but a shallow facsimile.

 

[tvheadhunter]

Yeah, I would not agree with this.

As with most things its all about balance.
Waste off time having a £10k high quality source, if you have a £500 amp and speakers, as its never going to be able to show off what the source can do, the same if you have £500 source and £10k amp and £10k speakers, still going to sound crap.

Balance is key

 

[Woodface]

Hasn’t this particular topic been done to death

 

[tvheadhunter]

I completely agree, but it is not the source that gets you closest to the facsimile (clearly based on my experience).

The real source is the performance.
To anyone there a reproduction can never be anything but a shallow facsimile.

 

[tvheadhunter]

I would guess so. But just sharing my experience. Others will surely disagree.

Hasn’t this particular topic been done to death

 

[david ellwood]

You could argue that a microphone three inches from a performers mouth is hearing things someone at the back of the auditorium is not.

 

[Woodface]

I would guess so. But just sharing my experience. Others will surely disagree.

20 years ago the options were different.

If your main source is vinyl then the source will always be important so it’s just a circular discussion

 

[tvheadhunter]

1a) Room. It’s amazing how many people who invest so much money in equipment do absolutely nothing to their rooms. This was the biggest impact made, and I’m not talking about putting three grey things behind your speakers, but ensuring all first reflections are covered as a first step, including the ceiling. I understand it’s not always feasible, but if your room doesn’t sound good, you are wasting money.

 

[tvheadhunter]

1b) Speakers. After a recent change, no other equipment change comes even close to the difference the speakers made.
Big gap
2) Power amps.