Luckily there are enough cottage companies left .
Those take overs are not beneficial for Sq imo
What you get is a mass market /please everyone product/ approach .
Mc donalds SQ
Bose acquired McIntosh and Sonus Faber
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Luckily there are enough cottage companies left .
Those take overs are not beneficial for Sq imo
What you get is a mass market /please everyone product/ approach .
Mc donalds SQ
I ve heard lots of MC intosh SF and Kef Dynaudio lately at audio shows .
Very big distributor / dealer présence.
But mediocre SQ imo
My favorite organ music capture in a cathedral , is from Dave Wilson , i was able to obtain one from him many moons ago when he was active with Wilson recordings...
Title: The Grace Cathedral Choir and Organ San Francisco. Recording was done using only 2 Schoeps mics .
Fantastic recording ..!
Title: The Grace Cathedral Choir and Organ San Francisco. Recording was done using only 2 Schoeps mics .
Fantastic recording ..!
I've yet to find a audio system that can accurately reproduce a pipe organ recital from a cathedral...just saying.
Love of music FIRST necessitates the need for components to reproduce that love.
Yes but individually they are all strong components ..!
I've been to many cathedral performances in Europe over the years. French & German palaces for harpsichord recitals & chamber music as well.
Mine can ... look on my YT channel
Without a sub , Organ
I ve been to many many audioshows over the past 3 -4 years i have never heard an audio system do bass like my XPE design
McIntosh used to mate awful sounding B&W with their stuff.
I don't own any KEF, Dynaudio, or SF for a reason too...
I have to correct my statement .
The only one that was may be better was the Avant garde G3 basshorn or FM acoustics full system
That system can produce phenomenal bass.
Fm acoustics is a prime example of a boutique shop miles above the " pleasing MC intosh SF sound ."
Those brands " voice to sell " imo
The only one that was may be better was the Avant garde G3 basshorn or FM acoustics full system
That system can produce phenomenal bass.
Fm acoustics is a prime example of a boutique shop miles above the " pleasing MC intosh SF sound ."
Those brands " voice to sell " imo
McIntosh used to mate awful sounding B&W with their stuff.
I don't own any KEF, Dynaudio, or SF for a reason too...
Yes but individually they all have great products , the poor show setups and mating is not representative of what these brands are made of for sure ..!
I agree. That's why I use McIntosh for amplification as well as for digital component playback.
I also like certain vintage McIntosh stereo tuners for radio.
You tube is fine .
You just have to look for good recordings. But thats also the case for CD s Tape an Lps .
Spending a lot of €€ on source material doesnt guarantee good SQ either
It's funny how many PE partners are on here. There's your indication of where prices are.
It depends on who remains. The new post-Acora Audio Research 330 amplifiers are spectacular and from an expanded engineering staff. And I believe there is a group of investors there.
Come on Lee .... .PE...
Who s gonna invest in high end audio to make money .
Only dumb money
Those who do are mostly labours of love of people who have already a succesfull business and who do it as a side thing because they have a weak spot for it .
The Arc sounded very good in munich indeed
I was responding to your claim that the takeovers are not good for sound quality with an example of where a takeover was good for sound quality.
As a PE partner, I would probably not invest in high end audio except in very rare circumstances where a very low valuation exists for an established brand. I have learned that even billionaires stop buying luxury audio products in an economic downturn.
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