[Sonnova]

On Mon, 19 Nov 2007 19:16:41 -0800, Arny Krueger wrote
(in article ):

"Sonnova" wrote in message


First of all, let's get straight what we are talking
about here. I'm not interested in, or talking, about
billions of people. I'm talking about high-end
audiophiles - people to whom the reproduction of music is
important.

The myth here is very self-centered. It is the false claim that reproduction
of music is important to only high end audiophiles.

Yeah, that's why most listen to so-called rack systems and MP3 players with
$2 ear-buds.

The average consumer doesn't really care.

In fact the reproduction of music is so important to the average consumer
that the average consumer dropped the LP like a hot potato as soon as a
superior alternative in the form of the CD became generally available.

The CD was adopted universally because of it's form factor, not it's sound.
It's small, portable, doesn't deteriorate as it's played, has no ticks-and
pops and skips. The sound quality meant little to the average buyer. Still
doesn't.

They buy cheap receivers,

Which happen to sound very good when hooked up to good sources and good
speakers.

cheap speakers

High end audiophiles don't shop at Best Buy or Circuit City. Yet both chains
sell speakers in the $1,000 and up range, and that's for just one speaker.
The average consumer wants quality when he can afford it.

Most non-audiophiles would think that $200 is a lot of money to spend on
speakers.

and cheap CD players,

Which happen to sound very good when hooked up to good receivers/amplifiers
and good speakers.

No vinyl playback system can compare its sound quality to the accurate
reproduction that is available in under-$100 optical disc players.

Under some circumstances you're right. Under other circumstances you are dead
wrong

then they turn the bass control all the way up and the
treble control all the way down (OK so maybe they don't
any more,

If its not true, why say it?

but a little hyperbole to make a point is no crime)

False claims do nobody any good.

Arny, no offense meant, but you take this stuff MUCH too seriously.

and have zero interest in achieving real-sounding results.

Another self-deception.

Which happens to be true.

Most have probably never heard live, unamplified
music to start with.

Another self-deception.

I just won't deal any further with so many statements that have no useful
basis in fact.

Probably best. You seem to be totally out of touch with the real world.