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In Reply to: RE: What sells? Fidelity or Beauty posted by mark.korda@myfairpoint.net on October 22, 2015 at 13:43:58
...to an audiophile, beauty is just icing on the fidelity cake.
To a non-audiophile, fidelity is an unsuspected and possibly under appreciated bonus.
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There is a saying in bass fishing circles that lures are designed to catch fisherman as much as they are to catch fish. I suspect that equally applies in audio.
...particularly at higher price levels .
Say the basic audio design including research, components, manufacturing, marketing and distribution results in something that can retail for $500 then purchasers will probably be happy if it comes in a decent folded steel box. If, however, the item needs to sell at $10,000 to make a profit then at that level a folded steel box will be unlikely to appeal to a purchaser. As such the result would have the visual characteristics of a typical inexpensive product yet cost a small fortune. It would thus offer a perception of poor value irrespective of its audio performance. Hence all of those hewn from solid aluminium cases that dominate equipment over a certain price point.
Incidentally as my system is in my living room and not in a dedicated space I must spend more time having to look at it rather than listening to it so its appearance does have some relative importance (albeit subservient to its functional merits).
A true sports car doesn't have anything on it that doesn't make it go faster. True high performance audio equipment should be held to the same standard. Nothing on it that doesn't make it sound more like the real thing.Doc
Edits: 10/24/15
That is right. You must be referring to those true hifi components without any casing, indicator lights or even graphics/logos to identify the manufacturer. Most of these are, of course, owned by people who have true sports cars without gauges, paint or seats.
:-)
Nope more like a sports car with an automatic transmission ....
You mean like those not true sports cars like Ferrari, Lamborghini, McLaren etc. none of which offers a current model with a manual shift?
They are not automatics, but i get your drift ....
Edits: 10/25/15
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