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In Reply to: No one holds posted by RGA on April 10, 2021 at 18:17:09:
I don't object to that within bounds. I don't some much endorse the looking variant, "If you've got it, flaunt it". For a very many people its not only indulgence but also flaunting.If I had it, I'd indulge myself within the limits of sanity. A $30k preamp transcends the limits of sanity, IMHO. If you really care about sound quality above all, you can buy an essentially distortion-free preamp for $600; if you want fuller functionality with a little pleasant coloration maybe you go $3000.
But I hope I would indulge myself only within the limits of good taste as well. If you can get near-perfect sound for $600, Would you feel it was tasteful to flaunt a $30,000 preamp in world where billions fellow human beings live in rant poverty?
At what point does indulgence transcend sanity, good taste, or both?
Dmitri Shostakovich
Edits: 04/11/21
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- If you've got it, indulge yourself - Feanor 05:23:43 04/11/21 (31)
- RE: If you've got it, indulge yourself - RGA 21:51:52 04/12/21 (30)
- You aren't a flaunter, RGA - Feanor 04:45:05 04/13/21 (20)
- RE: You aren't a flaunter, RGA - RGA 17:08:02 04/13/21 (19)
- I suppose a AN user would feel that way - Feanor 17:31:35 04/13/21 (18)
- RE: I suppose a AN user would feel that way - RGA 19:21:51 04/13/21 (17)
- Ha! if my suggestion is 38,000, AN's is 29,000 -nt - Feanor 08:26:07 04/14/21 (16)
- RE: Ha! if my suggestion is 38,000, AN's is 29,000 -nt - RGA 17:40:07 04/14/21 (15)
- It comes down to preference - Feanor 04:40:31 04/15/21 (14)
- RE: It comes down to preference - RGA 02:18:57 04/16/21 (13)
- RE: It comes down to preference - airtime 07:14:30 04/16/21 (2)
- RE: It comes down to preference - RGA 17:32:13 04/16/21 (1)
- This tends to validate a certain strategy - Feanor 04:38:08 04/17/21 (0)
- Arguing 'till you're blue in the face - Feanor 05:03:56 04/16/21 (9)
- RE: Arguing 'till you're blue in the face - morricab 04:54:20 04/29/21 (1)
- Then again it's been another 20 years since I lived with that sound -nt - Feanor 11:32:02 04/29/21 (0)
- RE: Arguing 'till you're blue in the face - RGA 17:17:21 04/16/21 (6)
- I love to hear AN and your other systems - Feanor 04:24:36 04/17/21 (5)
- RE: I love to hear AN and your other systems - morricab 05:02:41 04/29/21 (1)
- Once in while, but 'Live' isn't my criterion for playback equipment - Feanor 11:29:55 04/29/21 (0)
- RE: I love to hear AN and your other systems - RGA 04:58:14 04/17/21 (2)
- RE: I love to hear AN and your other systems - airtime 11:16:58 04/17/21 (1)
- RE: I love to hear AN and your other systems - RGA 22:02:32 04/17/21 (0)
- RE: If you've got it, indulge yourself - pictureguy 23:27:13 04/12/21 (8)
- RE: If you've got it, indulge yourself - RGA 17:28:48 04/13/21 (7)
- RE: If you've got it, indulge yourself - pictureguy 18:13:50 04/13/21 (6)
- RE: If you've got it, indulge yourself - RGA 19:37:38 04/13/21 (5)
- RE: If you've got it, indulge yourself - pictureguy 20:00:27 04/13/21 (4)
- RE: If you've got it, indulge yourself - RGA 21:34:25 04/13/21 (3)
- RE: If you've got it, indulge yourself - pictureguy 09:57:54 04/14/21 (1)
- If 90% is too high, how about a solid 50%? - Feanor 13:23:24 04/14/21 (0)
- RE: If you've got it, indulge yourself - pictureguy 22:31:13 04/13/21 (0)