> don't know what I was expecting, but certainly way less 'wow' than when > I first time heard true HiFi sound (Marantz).
Exactly. The differences between a 350,000 and let's say 35,000 system are presumably measurable given favourable conditions and top notch monitoring equipment, but it's less likely that the average 30 to 40 year olds ears and brain can detect much, particularly if they're unmusical and untrained in listening. If one does implement a really top spec system then it's probably not going to put it in an average living room filled with junk that compromises the sound, but will be in a dedicated multimedia room with as close to desirable acoustics as possible, and that will probably have as much a beneficial effect as anything. I'm currently putting the picture speakers that you can get from soundartuk.com into our kitchen as traditional speakers were unsuitable, and with an onsite demo I was surprised at how good those sound relative to my expectations. The sound is radiated differently to normal speakers, and stereo imaging even from a dual transducer single panel was very effective. You can also get ones that are plastered into the wall or ceiling so that they're completely invisible. Not going to sound as good as the ugly speakers from the 350K system, but definitely more pleasing :) -- ioncube ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ioncube's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2212 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37656 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
