opaqueice;374047 Wrote: > 'Fraid so.... there are examples of that in probably every luxury > industry the world has ever known. Does Rolex use gold or platinum > because it makes their watches keep better time? Does Diva Vodka > filter their product through a column of precious gems because it makes > it taste better? Need I go on? > > "High-end" audio is about status, pride of ownership, endless debate, > membership in an elite group. It's also about sound, occasionally.
Having met and known probably a few more high-end manufacturers than most here...... Stop and think how many of these guys wear those gold Rolex watches. Then look at their products, and how they sell them. Yeah, those guys never appeared to me to be about the sound either. So, yes, on some occasions, it is about sound. I do not hang around with that other crowd. I probably harbour more resentment towards them than you guys do. Snake oil salesmen on one side, ego-driven buffoons on the other. Dedicated nerds are stuck in the middle, and usually get trampled to death by money and strong-arm tactics. Pat Pat -- ar-t http://www.analogresearch-technology.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ar-t's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13619 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=56712 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
