AUDIophile

[Hayes Myers]

Audiophiles are a strange breed altogether. (i'm an EE and of course love
great audio gear...but in turn i recognize the 300 dollar yamaha surround
sound will meet my needs even though i'm used to running the 1200-3000
dollar surround amp...)  Speakers make a big difference to sound
quality..but at a certain point gains are fairly lmited based on
economics..it's more about research and finding the pieces to make your
system sound great. Most listeners enjoy standard audio fair.... only a
select few will know the difference bettween great gear and good gear....
but there ar e lot of people who think they can hear the nuances (another
speaker brand lol.)  My fav semi epxensive piece is my subwoofer... 200
watts of power into two 8" drivers. <1000 dollars... and peaks at 800 watts
(that's headroom).

So: get decent gear and be happy...  and those that can tell the diff
between 320 sample and 256 sample...are a little more arcane (another audio
co).

Huw's gear/pricing is what great gear for good price will getcha.

cheers,

On Fri, Nov 5, 2010 at 8:36 AM, Vincent Gelinas <vrgelinas at gmail.com> wrote:

> It all depends on how big an audiophile you are, what equipment you use,
> etc.  I'm not a true audiophile with a sound system that costs as much
> as a car, but I am very picky about sound quality.  If I had a
> compatible player, I'd rip stuff in FLAC or a codec like Apple Lossless
> or WMA lossless with no appreciable loss in sound quality.  I do,
> however, have a good setup consisting of a Sandisk Sansa Clip +, Monster
> Turbine Pro Miles Davis Edition, and I'm in the market for a good amp
> (Boostaroo comes to mind), and 320 Kbps or very high VBR works well
> enough.  I prefer AAC over MP3, but that's just me.
>
> So it all depends on how serious an audiophile you really are.
> Remember- the word audiophile simply means sound-lover.
>
> V
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