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RE: For the Audio Note NOS guys - New technology coming from AN.

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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