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High End Audio pricing, a view by Bruno Putzeys
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<blockquote data-quote="Ampdog" data-source="post: 217995" data-attributes="member: 144"><p>Both excellent posts; </p><p></p><p>wish I had said that. Nothing to add really - but:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Sadly both statements are true. Perhaps less so, but "high-end" as defined here also does not put audio first ... or let me be kinder: I often get the impression that the high-end protagonists appear to care, but with the wrong priorities of what really makes a counting difference <em>in audio</em>. Enter urban legends and the like. But as someone said about why he owns (exotocally priced) boutique equipment: "Because I can."</p><p></p><p>Quite the best reason I have heard for that. The point being: <em>Priorities.</em></p><p></p><p>If you are really after sound quality, it makes (almost) as little sense buying a 'souped-up' Leak design for R150K dressed up in mil-spec eye-candy, as it does to buy [make unmentioned] costing 5% of the above price because it sounds almost as good as decent.</p><p></p><p>As SeanS said: It depends on <em>what is important to you</em>. Acting according to that cannot elicit argument.</p><p></p><p>It is when the wrong things are elevated to principle/dogma that, to my observation, the paw-paw hits the fan. </p><p></p><p>Interesting discussion. </p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ampdog, post: 217995, member: 144"] Both excellent posts; wish I had said that. Nothing to add really - but: Sadly both statements are true. Perhaps less so, but "high-end" as defined here also does not put audio first ... or let me be kinder: I often get the impression that the high-end protagonists appear to care, but with the wrong priorities of what really makes a counting difference [I]in audio[/I]. Enter urban legends and the like. But as someone said about why he owns (exotocally priced) boutique equipment: "Because I can." Quite the best reason I have heard for that. The point being: [I]Priorities.[/I] If you are really after sound quality, it makes (almost) as little sense buying a 'souped-up' Leak design for R150K dressed up in mil-spec eye-candy, as it does to buy [make unmentioned] costing 5% of the above price because it sounds almost as good as decent. As SeanS said: It depends on [I]what is important to you[/I]. Acting according to that cannot elicit argument. It is when the wrong things are elevated to principle/dogma that, to my observation, the paw-paw hits the fan. Interesting discussion. [/QUOTE]
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