In Reply to: RE: For the Audio Note NOS guys - New technology coming from AN. posted by John Elison on July 23, 2014 at 20:47:20:
Well maybe he has different standards/preferences than you do.
It is entirely possible to get very good results with mixed and matched systems - But the sliding scale of very good changes with experience. My first Stereo (Fisher) was State of the Art compared to my $80 Transonic boom box. And my Pioneer receiver and 6 pack CD changer was state of the art better over the Fisher and then the Arcam/Cambridge Audio and Wharfedale was state of the art better than the Pioneer.
So what Peter views as "slightly above mediocre" may very much be viewed as outstanding to many other people just as the Pioneer would make many OTHER people happy I became very aware of how crappy it was ONLY when I heard the Wharfedale/Arcam/CA.
Just as many people think Bose is the greatest sound ever while many audiophiles on these boards (with experience) consider to be poo.
Wes Philips of Stereophile noted after hearing Audio Note compared to "everything else" at CES
"Forget best sound of show, for sheer emotional delivery, timbral clarity, dynamic agility, and, yes, the highest fidelity, the Audio Note system may have been the best hi-fi I have ever heard. It was one of those magical moments that we audiophiles put up with all of the hassles for.
After the Audio Note demo. the rest was noise, so I quit on a winner. Not many people who come to Vegas can say that."
So yes maybe to Peter - "the rest is noise" and to people who have heard it properly set-up then like Wes noted otherwise previously loved stuff is outclassed and what WAS the greatest thing ever now takes a back seat. Well at least for some.
The way to determine if true is to try it out at home. I have found his stuff works together better than mixed and matched.
Peter's a character - but he's not an engineer - he hires engineers to get him the sound he wants.
Why is it that when anyone disagrees about something the other guy is always a crook or evil. You know you can actually have a disagreement on a topic without the other guy being relegated to nutjob status.
I happen to be an Atheist who absolutely doesn't believe in any religion but I don't call my pastor friend an idiot or a liar because he sells people stuff I think is mythology and leading people down the wrong path.
Peter believes his systems are the best systems and better than anything else out there. And plenty of people happen to agree with him based on hearing it exactly the way Wes heard it above.
Some people rave about panels to the same degree and i scratch my head - I get why they like it but they're not for me. So be it.
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Follow Ups
- RE: For the Audio Note NOS guys - New technology coming from AN. - RGA 22:07:43 07/23/14 (33)
- i suspect few people posting here have ever met Peter... - Ivan303 09:49:26 07/24/14 (3)
- RE: i suspect few people posting here have ever met Peter... - RGA 10:15:02 07/24/14 (2)
- Ah, the straw man fallacy! - E-Stat 21:50:08 07/24/14 (0)
- Of course and sensible person would understand... - Ivan303 11:19:05 07/24/14 (0)
- Marketing, marketing ... - rickmcinnis@dogwoodfabrics.com 06:46:37 07/24/14 (5)
- RE: Marketing, marketing ... - knewton 05:34:38 07/25/14 (3)
- RE: Marketing, marketing ... - Tony Lauck 07:51:29 07/25/14 (2)
- RE: Marketing, marketing ... - knewton 09:28:47 07/25/14 (1)
- RE: Marketing, marketing ... - Tony Lauck 10:26:27 07/25/14 (0)
- Well summed with an interesting observation - Des 07:50:05 07/24/14 (0)
- RE: For the Audio Note NOS guys - New technology coming from AN. - John Elison 22:29:22 07/23/14 (22)
- RE: For the Audio Note NOS guys - New technology coming from AN. - RGA 09:52:42 07/24/14 (0)
- RE: For the Audio Note NOS guys - New technology coming from AN. - rick_m 09:13:39 07/24/14 (2)
- Excellent point about the evolution of peception! (nt) - Crazy Dave 11:00:45 07/24/14 (0)
- To each his own! Obviously! ;-) /nt\ - John Elison 10:01:43 07/24/14 (0)
- RE: For the Audio Note NOS guys - New technology coming from AN. - AudioSoul 07:52:23 07/24/14 (17)
- RE: For the Audio Note NOS guys - New technology coming from AN. - RGA 09:13:12 07/24/14 (16)
- Oh, no! Don't tell me he's using another manufacturer's tonearm... - John Elison 09:59:14 07/24/14 (15)
- RE: Oh, no! Don't tell me he's using another manufacturer's tonearm... - RGA 10:33:12 07/24/14 (14)
- "Rega stopped making the tone arm. Audio Note now makes their own and much better tonearms." - audio39 04:04:48 07/25/14 (13)
- RE: "Rega stopped making the tone arm. Audio Note now makes their own and much better tonearms." - RGA 12:15:30 07/25/14 (12)
- "people are dumping their much more costly SME arms for them" - audio39 17:47:49 07/25/14 (11)
- Not all people! ;-) /nt\ - John Elison 08:32:09 07/26/14 (2)
- RE: Not all people! ;-) /nt\ - RGA 09:28:19 07/26/14 (1)
- On that Note: Not yet heard the $2.19 DIY tonearm - bare 21:03:33 08/04/14 (0)
- RE: "people are dumping their much more costly SME arms for them" - RGA 20:09:42 07/25/14 (7)
- RE: "people are dumping their much more costly SME arms for them" - audio39 09:01:20 07/27/14 (5)
- RE: "people are dumping their much more costly SME arms for them" - RGA 11:28:11 07/27/14 (4)
- I can't help but suggest you try a high fiber diet... - audio39 12:41:51 07/27/14 (3)
- RE: I can't help but suggest you try a high fiber diet... - RGA 21:32:41 07/27/14 (2)
- Wow...you're all over the map! - audio39 04:30:01 07/28/14 (1)
- RE: Wow...you're all over the map! - RGA 12:57:54 07/28/14 (0)
- RE: "people are dumping their much more costly SME arms for them" - John Elison 08:39:36 07/26/14 (0)