a.palfreyman
pfm Member
It doesn't matter what you listen to a 'classic' track on, it still sounds bl00dy good.
Hi-Fi Truths to Live By
- Thread starter Craig B
- Start date
If you can’t hear the shaker at 12 seconds into Hotel California then either you’re deaf or you have a crap hifi.
What shaker?
bigfish786
pfm Member
The Veil is dry clean only. Once you’ve removed it.
Many Hifi enthusiasts are fruitcakes who obsess over trivia and argue like hell over pointless subjectivists vs objectivists topics such as cables etc. The rest of the world looks on shaking their heads in disbelief.
Another amusing thing is the "ultra perfectionist" who has to sit in his listening chair with the two speakers forming the perfect listening triangle. They do this to sit in the "got it best position" so as to hit that elusive sweet spot. Naturally everyone else has to sit somewhere else and listen to a second class sound and quite often the furniture layout looks daft.
There is a thing called omnidirectional speakers, use them and everyone gets to hear a good sound. Think Briks and Shahinians who fill the air everywhere with brilliant sound.
Also the Hifi industry is in a horrible mess. The manufactures slag each other off and think the dealers are useless The dealers don't really like each other and hate their customers whom they regard as penny pinching skinflints because they want massive discounts on everything.
Other than that, every thing is fine.
Another amusing thing is the "ultra perfectionist" who has to sit in his listening chair with the two speakers forming the perfect listening triangle. They do this to sit in the "got it best position" so as to hit that elusive sweet spot. Naturally everyone else has to sit somewhere else and listen to a second class sound and quite often the furniture layout looks daft.
There is a thing called omnidirectional speakers, use them and everyone gets to hear a good sound. Think Briks and Shahinians who fill the air everywhere with brilliant sound.
Also the Hifi industry is in a horrible mess. The manufactures slag each other off and think the dealers are useless The dealers don't really like each other and hate their customers whom they regard as penny pinching skinflints because they want massive discounts on everything.
Other than that, every thing is fine.
John Phillips
pfm Member
It's wise occasionally to step away for some broader perspective.
The more extreme marketing wing of the audio industry has served its parent well by drip-feeding, through all available media, fear, uncertainty and doubt into the minds of audiophiles. This sells reassuringly expensive solutions to the molehill-sized problems they make into mountains, which the audiophile didn't previously know he had to climb.
The more extreme marketing wing of the audio industry has served its parent well by drip-feeding, through all available media, fear, uncertainty and doubt into the minds of audiophiles. This sells reassuringly expensive solutions to the molehill-sized problems they make into mountains, which the audiophile didn't previously know he had to climb.
pocketkitchen
Registered User
If you’re not convinced, buy the cheaper one.
Sue Pertwee-Tyr
Accuphase all the way down
This reminds me of another truism:
You're more likely to damage a stylus when putting on the stylus guard than doing anything else.
Craig B
Re:trophile
In Mick's defence, he readily admitted to having his Bariks wired out of phase for quite a few years early on.Barik’s ain’t Omnis and Shahanians’s are true Omni’s. You missed the bit about hifi nerds being pedants too
Amber Audio
This is the Day
It’s only a hobby……………for most anyway
a.palfreyman
pfm Member
Would that make the 'Inversobariks'?
Craig B
Re:trophile
The forecast for today includes a low pressure centre moving across your lounge.Would that make the 'Inversobariks'?
a.palfreyman
pfm Member
Oh, you've met my missus then...