[OT] [Shotimes] Premium sound system question

[Donald Mallinson]

Yep, heard lots of high end systems, never heard 100 grand 
worth of difference if any at all.

If you have the money and want it, then go for it.  But it 
is luxury for luxury's sake more than for quality audio 
which has been proven time and again to be available at a 
fraction of the cost of the ultra high end stuff.

I support anyone's right to enjoy, own, sell, covet ultra 
high end audio/video equipment of course, just can't justify 
it myself or with any valid test.

Don Mallinson

Ron Nottingham wrote:
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donald Mallinson" <dmall@mwonline.net>
> 
>>
>> Buying ultra high end audio is an ego trip more than anything.  Very 
>> good quality audio equipment is usually worth it, but the human ear is 
>> just not good enough to hear the differences some people claim.  And 
>> after the age of 35 or 40 most people's hearing is such that even 
>> "good" audio isn't worth it.  Those kids running around in boom box 
>> cars that you can hear in the next county won't be able to hear 
>> themselves talk when they turn 25!
>>
> 
> Ultra high end audio an ego trip? For some, maybe. But have you ever 
> really heard an ultra high end system? I'm talking a 5-figure price for 
> just the turn table. My cousin and his brother-in-law used to have a 
> business in Atlanta (his brother-in-law still does) that specialized in 
> ultra-high and high end audio/visual/home theater (20-50 seats) and gave 
> me a chance to hear the difference (I wasn't told which was playing at 
> the time, and they used the same songs). CD's are fine, but well taken 
> care of vinyl sounds much better! The system I heard was in Micheal 
> Stipe's (or whatever his name is, lead singer for REM) home. He didn't 
> get the best available, but wasn't the worst (for ultra-high end, 
> anyway) and was priced around $35k, not including speakers, amps, etc.
> 
> For a car, CD's, mp3's, heck, even cassettes are fine with all of the 
> background noise and stuff :-)
> 
> Ron Nottingham - Dalton, GA
> 89 325i
> 90 SHO
> 
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