Um. Im pretty familiar with the fact that there are lots of considerations
for how a system is put together besides price of the speakers. My only
point was that it isn't unreasonable to pay $80 for headphones when you
have paid 250-350 for the md recorder, if you want it to sound good. That
was the point of the home theatre analogy. You can spend money out the
wazoo on separate preamps, amps, dvd player or whatever, but if you hook
it up to a set of $200 dollar speakers, your money is wasted. Likewise if
you buy a sony mzr90 and use the headphones it comes with, you aren't
getting the full sound quality of which the unit is capable.
On 28 May 2000, Stainless Steel Rat wrote:
> Well, no. Top of the line speakers driven by a mediocre amplifier is
> stupid. Those speakers will enunciate every flaw in the amp. On the other
> hand, a high-end amplifier will sound better than a mediocre amp when
> driving the same set of mediocre speakers, but those speakers will fail to
> utilize the full capability of the amp. The important thing is to strike a
> balance between components, mainly amplifier and speakers.
Fair enough, but a 400 dollar amp will make a 6000 dollar speaker system
sound a heck of a lot better than a 6000 dollar amp and a 400 dollar
speaker set up. therefore, speakers are more important to invest money
into. Obviously, you need the other equipment to be of good quality, but I
don't think I'm alone in thinking that speakers should be a high
percentage of total dollars spent, and that they have the highest effect
on sound quality.
> | My home theater, which includes a DVD player, Dolby Digital Reciever, MD
> | recorder, 45 inch TV, and five speakers was %35 speaker in terms of cost.
>
> This comparison makes no sense. The DVD player, the MD recorder, and the
> TV have little or no effect on how your speakers sound, and for all we
> know, you have an absolute rock-bottom Sony receiver in there driving a set
> of PSB Alphas. And we have no idea what the accoustics of your A/V room
If I had a rock bottom reciever and PSB alphas, the percentage would be a
lot higher, yes? What do the acoustics of my room have to do with speaker
quality? And you don't think that a Sony MDSJB930 is going to sound better
than a MZE33 plugged into a home system? The DVD player and the TV don't
affect sound quality, assuming digital connections, which is why I spent
more money on the speakers, than on some ridiculous high end dvd player.
The comparison makes perfect sense: you can't fill a room with expensive
gear and expect it to sound good, unless you have invested in a good set
of speakers. Which was the point of my post: namely, get a good set of
headphones and you will be happy you spent the extra money.
fuzzymike
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