Is high end computer audio worth it

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builderbobftw

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Wait, What does "Noone" mean? I saw it twice in that wall on noobitry.

And I never sugested he donate it.

I just think he should spend it on something that would be realy nice, like if likes to game a nice GPU, or a nice moniter, or a nicer car, or 200 12 pack cases of beer.

And stop talking about your precous thred being in danger of being locked. Nobody was going to lock it.

Randomizer was THERE, and he had no problems with the discussion going on there, he most certaintly wasn't going to ban anyone, or, god forbid, lock the thread.
 

saaiello

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The only reason randomizer stepped in was because I asked him to.
 

saaiello

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LOL not like I am trying to sensor it I just wanted to stay on topic and you just wanted to debate on something that kind of had something to do with my thread. Look everyone has an opinion and freedom of speech is great but it was going a little too far thats all.
 

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A story I heard last night: Once upon a time, there was a man who thought he was dead. He would walk only at night, and he frequented graveyards and empty houses, because that's what dead people do. His friends tried everything they could think of to convince him that he was still alive. They talked to him, they fed him, they threw cold water on him. But he was firmly convinced that he was dead, and nothing they did could shake the conviction.
Finally they brought him in to a psychologist. The psychologist talked and analyzed, trying to delve to the root of the problem, but just couldn't get anywhere. Finally he asked the man whether dead men bleed. The delusional person answered that of course they don't, don't be silly! The psychologist got up and walked over to his desk, and came back with a pin. He asked his patient to sit still, so that he could show him that he really wasn't dead. Then the doctor took the pin and pricked the man's hand, and sure enough a drop of blood came out. The man jumped, stared, and then, with a shake of the head said, "Well, wady'a know! Dead men DO bleed!"

Moral: sometimes facts aren't enough to change presuppositions.
 

builderbobftw

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Could somebody show me some studies/facts that spending more on Audio yields higher audio quality to a signifgant degree?

I would be very aprecitive.

So far nobody has pricked me with the needle yet.

Also, Censor has a C not a S SAAIELLO.

Sensor is like tempature sensor, or a sensor in the brain.

Censor means to well, restrict certain info.
 

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The facts that we are pointing out are that virtually all (I would suspect all, but I don't know that) professionals in the field can, yes can tell the difference in sound quality between different setups in the higher value area.
 

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There are no facts that support your Radeon 5770 gives you a higher quality gaming experience than a 5400 either, so I don't see why you bought a more expensive GPU for zero benefit.
 

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OK, I'll ask at work tomorrow and get an expert opinion, but if that doesn't convince you I don't think there's any point carrying on this debate. To lighten the mood, here's another story I heard.

There once was a rich man, who, after having lived his life in pursuit of wealth, came to be in a hospital with but two weeks to live. So he called his doctor, lawyer, and minister to his bedside and gave them this charge.

"I have worked all my life for the money I have now. I have suffered countless setbacks, bitter opposition, sleepless nights, but I have a great fortune. I have been told since I was a child that I can take nothing with me when I die, but I have decided to prove this wrong. Sirs, here are three envelopes. In each is ten thousand dollars. I ask you, as my trusted advisors, to take one each and promise that when I am dead, and they are burying me, you will throw these envelopes onto my coffin, that the dirt that buries me may also intern some of what I have gained."

The promises were duly given and the envelopes received, and two weeks later the three men found themselves talking together next to a fresh grave.

The minister had been looking uncomfortable for some time, and finally broke out and said, "I, well I just can't keep this to myself anymore. I'm dreadfully sorry, but I really needed a thousand dollars for my Church's food shelf. I thought that the money would do so much more good there than in our friend's grave, so I just took it out of my envelope, and now I feel terrible."

The doctor looked relieved and said, "Well, I'm sure glad that you said that, Reverend, because you see I needed some money myself. You both know about the children's hospital I'm building, and you've been very generous I'm sure, but I was still about five thousand dollars short, and I took it out of the envelope, and only threw in half of what I was given."

"Gentlemen," said the lawyer, "I am ashamed of both of you. I threw in my personal check for the entire amount!"
 

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You are committing a red herring fallacy there by switching the topic of debate from sound to graphics cards.
 

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Am I? builderbobftw was using video cards repeatably for his argument. By the way, that's a brilliant Republican-style rebuttal. You would make John McCain proud.
 

elel

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I'm sorry I didn't hold him to good logical standards on the other thread - I didn't want to complicate it any further. BTW, as long as I'm on the topic of logic and debate techniques, comparing myself to Mr. McCain (whom I assume you despise) is a transfer propaganda technique. Just because someone you don't like does something it doesn't automatically make it wrong. Not that I particularly mind, it just doesn't mean anything.
 

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I love how all he can say is show me like its possible to show sound lol. And then he corrects my spelling.

I know the difference between sensor and censor but when some noob like you comes around sporting your fake as hell veteran badge talking all this smack gets me not thinking all to straight and my fingers just start flying. I use the word sensor alot and so thats what I typed. I really wish that trolls like you could just get banned you have no real input on this site all you do is troll and ask dumb questions. I mean anyone that is veteran should at least have 6 badges you dont even have one real badge. You have shown absolutely nothing to show me on this site that you know anything at all except how to troll.

You really are not worth even arguing with because you lack any real concept of anything technical. Now go back to your mommies basement and go back to playing with your "nice-ish" computer and go troll somewhere else. You would fit in perfect over at one of those gaming forums, you would probably fit right in with the rest of the noobs that think all a computer does is play games.
 

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yes there are.

I can show you countless charts of the 5770 pulling more frames at higher settings than the 5450.

So notice how with Graphics unlike sound, you auctually get better quality products by paying more.
 

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I love how I try to have an educated disscusion and you just jump in here and troll me, and then call ME a troll.

Look whos talking.

DO one of the flowing:

1. Jion in the convo in a helpfull manor.

2. ah heck off.
 

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lol, you'd better not correct people's spelling for awhile after that post!
 
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