Hi-Fi Truths to Live By

[Del monaco]

You get what you pay for-not!

 

[Bjork67]

Smoke and pet free home , sat here listening in a pigeon loft smoking woodbines .

 

[darrenyeats]

DSOTM is overquoted.

It can't be helped (but there's a lot of it about).

 

[darrenyeats]

All subjective opinions are valid.

 

[Amber Audio]

Smoke and pet free home , sat here listening in a pigeon loft smoking woodbines .

My old man only let his pigeons smoke Silk Cut, probably worried about an RSPB inspection.

 

[iansr]

You get what you pay for

Hook line and sinker . . .

 

[AndyCC72]

Your system will sound really awful any time you have your friends round. They will then be thinking, “he spent how much for this s***e?”

Superb and so true

 

[Nagraboy]

If I spend too much on kit it can detract from the enjoyment due to the sheer cost. It can also distract me from the music, defeating the purpose.

 

[fegs]

The best free Hi-fi upgrade is to listen in total darkness

 

[Dowser]

2nd hand is the way to go

 

[a.palfreyman]

...when your other arm gets tired?

 

[ricko01]

After giving up beer for 3 years to save up for and buy component X that will make your system perfect, the maker of component X will a week after said purchase, release a MK II version that gets rave reviews and is said to sound substantially better than your crappy old, brand new MK I

Peter

 

[wulbert]

Prog Rock sounds different (in a bad way) when your wife walks into the room.

 

[James]

We listen for and prioritise different things. That's what makes hi-fi such an individual pursuit.

 

[Craig B]

One always remembers one's first hi-fi as the one they enjoyed the most.

 

[PhilDick]

If it sounds shit or no different when you get it don't wait for it to burn in.

 

[kanwar]

Short one or two sentenced posts on this topic are worth reading.

 

[Hazelberry]

I find the opposite. A great system shows bad recordings for what they are. A poor system on the other hand can mask a bad recoding.

He’s talking about great systems making crap recordings enjoyable. This I agree with, regardless of the system making crap recordings sound crap from a hi-fi aspect.

 

[James]

One always remembers one's first hi-fi as the one they enjoyed the most.

The first cut is the deepest.

 

[chiily]

The best free Hi-fi upgrade is to listen in total darkness

I'd be scared of the monsters