[Shhhh! I'm Listening to Reason!]

On Apr 7, 6:31*am, "Arny Krueger" wrote:
"MiNe 109" wrote in message



Here's Jon Iverson on the subject:

http://www.stereophile.com/asweseeit/607awsi/

Ahh, more of the same old, same old self-congratuation:

"Audiophiles Perfect What The Mass Market Selects"

Audiophiles had zero to do with real technical progress in this area.
They're still whining about the lack of audiophile-grade *capacitors and the
fact that perceptual coding is endemic in the modern music industry.

Some people might, but to categorize *all* audiophiles in this catgory
would mean that *you* do this as well.

So why do you incessantly bitch about people who do what you just
admitted to doing yourself? That seems sort of insane, doesn't it?

"The equation looks like this: More downloads + iPods =
more music fans + more potential audiophiles.

That would be more music lovers.

Fine then, GOIA. Let's modify the equation to suit your (insane)
needs:

"More downloads + iPods = more music lovers + more potential
audiophiles."

Do you feel better now? LOL

More audiophiles eventually drive the market for
better-sounding, audiophile-grade downloads.

A nascent market if there ever was one.

Thus, more downloads = audiophile downloads."

That's like saying that selling more CDs will lead to more LP sales.

Actually, that's nothing like saying that. How about "more LP sales
will lead to more audiophile LP sales", or "more CD sales will lead to
more audiophile CD sales".

Are you insane, dumb, or both? Your call.

He uses earbuds as an example of how consumers eventually
seek higher quality in new market categories.

All of the best products mentioned in that paragraph - Shure, Etymotic, and
Ultimate Ears started out as professional tools. *The fact that someone has
the churtzpah to try to sell $900 IEMs is about customer hysteria, not
technological improvement or better sound quality.

Yes, GOIA. Anybody who doesn't agreee with your insanity is
"hysterical". LOL!