The Case for High End Audio

[Mike Lavigne]

Wow snarky. I’m curious and learning makes me happy. Is that ok with you? It does inform my decisions.

fair enough. agree i was a little over the top there. only that i have observed that most who push hard for explanations are not in any way seriously interested in acquisition. they have more interest in shooting holes and are offended by the price. yet actually making that case gets elitist. guilty as charged.

 

[tima]

One high end designer and manufacturer is known for personally listening to each speakers before they are shipped.

Warren Gehl, "Sonic Development Engineer and Aural Evaluator" at Audio Research personally listens to every component before it goes out the door. He helps voice new components during the design-test phase. That is a lot of components. He's been there a long time and from personal experience I know he has excellent ears.

 

[tima]

i have observed that most who push hard for explanations are not in any way seriously interested in acquisition. they have more interest in shooting holes and are offended by the price. yet actually making that case gets elitist. guilty as charged.

Maybe that's your group who has no technical interest, not 'most'. People read reviews of products they don't plan to buy. Some are interested in the latest state-of-the-art even if they cannot afford it. I would not dismiss genuine interest and curiosity -- those were there long before sniping keyboard warriors.