Is high end computer audio worth it

[builderbobftw]

Since it doesn't sound like anyone listened to that link I gave, I'll re-cap it. Basically a pair of people who, among other things write for a hi-fi magazine, were discussing whether blind tests were meaningful for sound quality. They came to the conclusion that it often takes many listens to figure out the differences between two systems, but after you are 'trained' you can tell almost instantly. So you might not hear one as being better than another now - but live with them for a bit and you will.

SO bassically there is no real diffrence, but if you spend tens and tens of hoyrs listening, you observe one specific tiny quality about them, that doesn't affect sound quality at all, and you can use that to tell the diffrence.

 

[elel]

No, there is a difference which will be important once you own the setup but it isn't apparent on first listen.

 

[builderbobftw]

^ Right, so there may be a small barly percitable diffrence.

But is that small barly percitable diffrence worth thousands of $s?

 

[elel]

Not to you, obviously.

 

[builderbobftw]

TO any one?

 

[builderbobftw]

The diffrence is SO lifechanging, you need to spend hours to even notice it.

 

[elel]

Please don't make too much of my quick re-hash of the piece.

 

[builderbobftw]

It's the only thing aporaching factual anyone has posted on the topic in both threads.

 

[elel]

You can get the full report at the link

 

[builderbobftw]

The speakers are fine.

THey soud the same as any other

I listen to a lot of CLassical and Orchestra pieces.

 

[MEgamer]

in the link you gave me previsouly, the freuency response was 20khz to 90hz.... ur missing out on lots of bass....

orchestra and classical pieces, have huge dynamic range. and cover almost teh entire freqeuncy spectrum...

those cheap computer speakers, wont do....

you can even tell a lot of difference even with a logitech setup... so clearly high end computer audio are worth it... and no you dont have ot listen to me.

just try and go out, and listent o a GOOD speaker.

 

[MEgamer]

No, the one guy I'm thinking of in particular makes around $170K per year - not exactly "rich" by Obama tax standards but definitely above the average here in the Washington DC area.

Anyway, this guy had a pair of Vandersteens that he paid something like $3K apiece, in a stereo system. He decided to update his system to a 5.1 for home theater and wound up dropping $12K more, including shipping the original pair back to be upgraded. He had a question on the specs and actually got called back by the company president, which was pretty impressive. So that's close to $20K for just the speakers & subwoofer.

At the time, the guy was in his 40's, single, living in a 1970's 2-story house, & paid some contractor to come out and excavate part of his basement floor so that it sloped down from back to front like a movie theater. I think the carpeting he had installed was over $2K alone. With 6 theater seats, each around $800, a top-end Sony projector, and all the electronics, he was probably around $50K total into his home theater.

Now if you wanna really discuss high-end (Bill Gates level) speakers, go HERE and see if they'll make you a deal on one of those MBL 101 X-tremes: 4-way, 24Hz - 40Khz, 1.5 tons apiece, 82 db efficiency 600 watts RMS - only $187,000!! Whatta deal!

82db effeciency??? ooo gotta be alittle careful there lol.

 

[MEgamer]

No, there is a difference which will be important once you own the setup but it isn't apparent on first listen.

is this now relating to the burn-in of the speakers??

 

[builderbobftw]

is this now relating to the burn-in of the speakers??

But can I have to go around to the speaker to the land beyond the before of the Speakers?

 

[MEgamer]

what?? grammar man grammar.... but can i have to go???...

 

[builderbobftw]

what?? grammar man grammar.... but can i have to go???...

You know I was having of a to the ammount of a parody of your own piss-poor grammer?

 

[elel]

is this now relating to the burn-in of the speakers??

No, just the training of your ears.

 

[builderbobftw]

So do you think my Spekers that retail for 70$ 10 years ago that I found at the garbage wouls sound majorly diffrent than a good setup at a first listen blind test?

 

[elel]

I think I will exit the discussion now. I have come to the limit of my knowledge. Up till now I have been quoting the opinions of experts I have heard or know, but I must confess that I have no high-end audio setup myself (except for a pair of mid-grade audio tecnica studio headphones) and so can give no first hand verdict. I will say that my $60 headphones were worth every penny.

 

[MEgamer]

You know I was having of a to the ammount of a parody of your own piss-poor grammer?

contradiction????