In Reply to: RE: Mikey Slams David Pogue (NYT/Yahoo) over Pono Rant posted by Mercman on January 30, 2015 at 10:58:37:
We disagree on a lot of things, but I think we can both agree that audiophiles are a vanishingly small percentage of the overall audio market. If you have to "listen critically" on kilo buck systems in order to perceive the differences Pono brings to the table I don't think it's going to sell very well to the normal music listener who sees $400 as a lot to spend on a player.
If Pono only appeals to hard core audiophiles, then I submit it will end up being yet another DOA idea such as SACD.
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Follow Ups
- Doesn't that eliminate about 99.99% of the market? - Jaundiced Ear 20:09:39 01/30/15 (4)
- People say speakers are the limiting factor in hifi quality - Goober58 13:14:58 01/31/15 (2)
- RE: People say speakers are the limiting factor in hifi quality - Jaundiced Ear 19:01:04 01/31/15 (1)
- Great point! - Goober58 09:00:01 02/01/15 (0)
- RE: Doesn't that eliminate about 99.99% of the market? - Mercman 00:08:50 01/31/15 (0)