Having gone through the thread on the demagnetiser:
LP/disk Demagnetisers - why they make a sonic improvement
http://www.avforums.co.za/index.php/topic,2097.0.html
and the mention of snake oil reminded of a comment I came across which goes like this:
"Want good sound....buy pro gear.
Consumer stuff you get at Best Buy is crap made for people who don't know what they're buying and "audiophile" stuff is snake oil. Pro audio gear from a respectable manufacturer (Mackie for example) will be much better and actually includes enough specs so that you can make informed buying desisions.
The nice thing is that pro gear really isn't that expensive any more. Sites like Musician's Friend [musiciansfriend.com] give you a place to by gear that will might just last the rest of your life at very low prices.
Pro gear has better interfaces, better connectors, more honest specs, higher reliability and is targeted at people who have actual money riding on their audio system."
http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/02/23/2017245
I did find one reference on the AVSA forums on pro gear but was not discussing the topic as here.
Unlike the demagnetiser, the comments above do make some sense to me (sorry Jeandre :-\). Nearfield monitors are a different application to home use - what about the rest - preamps, amps, connectors, interfaces etc? Anyone use pro gear in the home - or tried it? Are there real differences in an amp for home use versus pro?
Or are we all rubbing in some snake oil?
LP/disk Demagnetisers - why they make a sonic improvement
http://www.avforums.co.za/index.php/topic,2097.0.html
and the mention of snake oil reminded of a comment I came across which goes like this:
"Want good sound....buy pro gear.
Consumer stuff you get at Best Buy is crap made for people who don't know what they're buying and "audiophile" stuff is snake oil. Pro audio gear from a respectable manufacturer (Mackie for example) will be much better and actually includes enough specs so that you can make informed buying desisions.
The nice thing is that pro gear really isn't that expensive any more. Sites like Musician's Friend [musiciansfriend.com] give you a place to by gear that will might just last the rest of your life at very low prices.
Pro gear has better interfaces, better connectors, more honest specs, higher reliability and is targeted at people who have actual money riding on their audio system."
http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/02/23/2017245
I did find one reference on the AVSA forums on pro gear but was not discussing the topic as here.
Unlike the demagnetiser, the comments above do make some sense to me (sorry Jeandre :-\). Nearfield monitors are a different application to home use - what about the rest - preamps, amps, connectors, interfaces etc? Anyone use pro gear in the home - or tried it? Are there real differences in an amp for home use versus pro?
Or are we all rubbing in some snake oil?
