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In Reply to: RE: That is a shame! posted by RGA on March 29, 2014 at 00:01:39
Your comment is nonsensical.Sphile has reported the tthe average reader owns a $15,000 system. Far, far below
your arbitrary 100k number.And does not one need music to evaluate stereo gear?,Or perish the thought, test tones are better.
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One guy has a $200,000 system, two others have a $10,000 system. Average of those system would cost over $70,000. Meaningless bs, if not purposely deceptive.
I totally agree it is meaningless. The 100K number was something RGA pulled out his rear. I just thought IF one was going to throw some "average" number out it should be the one Stereophile actually claims is correct (15K), unless I am mistaken with that figure. Although that is what I remember.
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Here is what I wrote "Yes but generally old men are the ones who can spend $100k on stereo systems."If you look at overall wealth of the U.S in age groups you will likely see that boomers possess the most money as a group. I never said that the "average Stereophile subscriber spent $100K." That is something you invented - that is called a straw man.
Old Rich, mostly white, men talking about equipment and geezer music FOR other old rich, mostly white, men.
The music at most audio rooms are painfully boring - Diana Krall playing in at least 5 rooms on each floor all the time - Hotel California (Holy 1970s Batman) continuously being played. Krall is at least current but really probably because she shows some leg and she's attractive enough but not too attractive that the old geezers think they'd have a shot with her if they met her. And because it's well recorded that trumps music "quality" any day. I have a bunch of her albums too - she's good but hardly worthy of that kind of play to virtually the exclusion of everyone else who ever sang a song. There will be more Krall than Ella played at an audio show - ??
And Don Henley and the Eagles did actually record other songs but you'd never know that at an Audio Show. I'll take anything else in a "New York Minute" over hearing bloody Hotel California for the 9 millionth time!
And reading about yet another re-release of a re-release gold edition double pack download of the Beatles or Fleetwood Mac or Mahler is frankly cringe-worthy.
Edits: 03/31/14
Based on the two Diana Krall albums that I have, I wouldn't say that they were particularly well recorded. More like, over processed and compressed. I'd rather hear Amanda McBroom. It was recorded better.
Tony Lauck
"Diversity is the law of nature; no two entities in this universe are uniform." - P.R. Sarkar
Same applies with $15k. Don't know too many 20 year old's putting $15k in their home stereo. Nor is it likely their first choice of music is any sort of classical music.
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