the high end

[alocispepraluger102]

i can only dream

[BeBop]

i can only dream

My connections to all of this are odd, to say the least. I took an interest in high end audio in the 70s. Met/befriended a lot of the luminaries. Spend some time working "adjacent to" (not "for") Sony/Phillips on the original CDP-101 CD Player (back when it was anticipated that the CD would aspire to quality sound from the git-go). I've written about the industry, and was involved in the first CAS show, and twenty or more years of its predecessors in California audio-focused shows.

But I don't subscribe to the hype and would no more spend the sums demanded here than I would play the lottery - money wasted in either case.

Not all of the "connoisseurs" have lost touch with the music side - isn't that what's all about? - in favor of the toy-of-the-week obsession, but...

[alocispepraluger102]

thanks for the perspective.

how many truly have hearing capable of appreciating the nuances, when they exist?

these 70 year old ears certainly cannot.

then there is that pervasive earbud/cd/mp3 culture.........

Edited August 11, 2012 by alocispepraluger102

[jazzbo]

I'm a believer in high quality audio playback, and I have a lot of fun with audio. I'd only have the highest end stuff if i won the Lottery, but if I did, I would! I've spent about as much on my system as some would on a nice used luxury car. . . I don't own a car, so factor that in. Audio purchases are where my beer and cigarette money used to go as well. I have a great collection and I enjoy having a very nice and flexible system to play my recordings back on and also view and hear TV and films. And I won't apologize for it.