Hey... Now the only thing crazy about that was the 1000 dollar power cords.
There is nothing in my mind that is more insane than paying more than 50 dollars for an interconnect or power cord. I understand needing quality, but quality ends at 50 bucks and smoke and mirrors come in. I mean there is hundreds of miles of copper between your wall and the final source, I don't see how the last foot is going to matter... That is neither here nor there, however, I do agree, why own thousands of dollars of CDs and listen to it on crap? I mean 500 really isn't that much for: A. a transport that takes a shiny disc, spins it to high speeds, and reads information off of it with a laser b. Takes that information and samples it c. Takes the sampled information and decodes it e. Takes the decoded information and turns it into analog f. Takes the analog signal and amplifies it and provides large current reserves down to the 4-8ohm range. g. transports the current to the loudspeaker h. splits the signal into various bands i. takes the various bands of signal and propels a diaphrahm matched to that signal type back and forth at high rates of speed j. does it with enough force to move the air and create sound that is a reasonable approximation of the original. I think that 500 dollars is about the bare minimum to do this at all well (and that's shopping on the cheap and buying used/DIY components). I mean I don't think it takes 50,000 but maybe 3-4k on a system to listen to music wouldn't be insane for me, because without music I wouldn't want to live my life, really. I listen to music all of the time, and it gives me pleasure and happiness :) -- bjackson _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
