Audiophile witch hunt or basic common sense?

[Jasonovich]

And, I have never listened to planar magnetics...

You simply must

 

[Jasonovich]

You're welcome

Ah it was you!!!

 

[JDL]

Juicy!
It's really based on the integrity of the design.
You can get bad sounding planars, as you can with badly designed dynamics.
Dynamics seem to hit a wall in terms of the ever diminishing returns, I wouldn't want to spend beyond £600 for a Dynamic. Planars on the other hand, the exotic designs in excess of £8k are absolutely nirvana according to the many reviews.
Not that I had the pleasure or been struck by insanity that I feel the need to waste my savings on a headphone.
Yeah dynamics peak at the low clouds, whereas planars can go beyond the stratosphere.
Have I stirred the pot or should I stir harder?😂

https://store.hifiman.com/index.php...ttention I think. I don't anyone called Amy.

[QUOTE="Al ears, post: 1350301, member: 2472"] What have you got about Amy??? [/QUOTE]

 

[JDL]

You simply must

No, not all. I don't like headphones much.
They give me a sense of claustrophobia.

 

[Jasonovich]

No, not all. I don't like headphones much.
They give me a sense of claustrophobia.

Open back headphones? 🙂
Seriously though, if they're not your thing, that's fair enough.

 

[spl84]

But you won't live forever and ever. It's just stuff, atoms. This materialistic obsession about owning things really puzzles me. It's a bit like hoarding. I have stuff I need, but if I could, I'd own next to nothing and live a simple life. Fixating over this tangible product, the tactility, the obsession about sleeve notes and caressing the LP record cover is baffling to me. It's paper and ink. Many people buy stuff because they think it fills a gap in their lives. I'm a minimalist and apart from being greener, it's less intrusive, not cluttering the place up. I had a friend who would take a photo of the food we were about to eat, at a curry house, every time and he kept them on a hard drive. I don't see him now.

I have no materialistic "obsession" whatsoever but if I do happen to spend my hard earned money on music, or anything else for that matter, I want something to show for it. I'm puzzled by people who piss money away renting a home for decades when they could have been working towards ownership. Most people have a natural inclination to work for things. I definitely will not live forever. However, even after I'm dead and gone someone else can continue to enjoy my records and CDs because I have taken care of them. After you decide to stop paying that monthly subscription to qobuz or tidal you're left with absolutely nothing. Anyway, that's really getting off into the weeds, but once again. Different strokes for different folks... I guess it depends on how you look at life.

 

[Jasonovich]

I have no materialistic "obsession" whatsoever but if I do happen to spend my hard earned money on music, or anything else for that matter, I want something to show for it. I'm puzzled by people who piss money away renting a home for decades when they could have been working towards ownership. Most people have a natural inclination to work for things. I definitely will not live forever. However, even after I'm dead and gone someone else can continue to enjoy my records and CDs because I have taken care of them. After you decide to stop paying that monthly subscription to qobuz or tidal you're left with absolutely nothing. Anyway, that's really getting off into the weeds, but once again. Different strokes for different folks... I guess it depends on how you look at life.

I see streaming as the cherry 🍒 on top of a nicely layered cake.
Depends much on your own personal preferences.
I casually stream my music, this is a good way to become familiar with upcoming and new artists before committing to purchasing their albums. I have a fair collection of CDs/SACDs but these days, I tend to download my music. I have many terabytes of stored music on my NAS and local storage.
At the end of day, it is your personal choice 🙂