I sit and I think a lot, whilst listening to my hifi . . . Where are we actualy going and why. HiFi is a hobby, I'v been going around and around in my head, making changes to my hifi, finaly I have come to a personal pinical. There are other hifi mountains to climb, but for the time being I'm satisfied . . .
This brings me to look back, survey the ground I have covered. Whilst doing this 'looking back', my new computer bowles me a googly, improved sound? Which set me thinking, 'why do we do it'. Vast amounts of money, 'vast' is obviously relitive to income and asperations.
I look at my own recent thinking and the considerations of a lot of members . . . speaker cable change and the 'differance it makes?'; the cost per meter :? is unbelievable, especialy as I know the actual production price is equaly silly in the other direction! Are we being lead by the nose?
I was seriously looking at the speaker cable route a few weeks ago . . . fortunatly brakes on!! I'm happy with my 'music' as it is . . .
Digging in my '1980's, usefull someday box' I found something called 'the KEY' by Colin Brett . . . an item about the size of a Swan vesta match box, with an in and out speaker terminal. Connect to the positive speaker cables, quote: ". . . unlock your sound . . . " there is a brightening of the presentation. Better or different . . . ? I believe this is where we are getting things wrong, better is a factor of deminishing returnes, it fast gets to different? 'the Key' gives me an insite into how cable changes sound. I remember doing a good few hours listening to cables in the 80's, coming down to 'different', so which do I prefer.
Its not only cables . . . speakers, amps, cartridges etc., etc., . . . all have different voices, the better factor, is it just in our heads and wallets?
Been there with other hobbies, new expensive golf clubs dont make a better golfer, fancy fishing rods dont catch better fish and super quality cameras have no affect on snap shot photograph. Its all about, experiance, method and adjustment, the fancy stuff only makes minimal differeance; 0.xx%, minimal cost effectivness. Extract the best from the least . . . !
Thats not to say, a 'genuine bargin' should not be taken advantage of, been there with gratitude, makes the hobbyist feel better, but how often do we see, 'help, it does not sound good' :wall:
The hifi is in for economy tweakes . . . I'm spending any of my money on new music and our garden this year.
CJSF
This brings me to look back, survey the ground I have covered. Whilst doing this 'looking back', my new computer bowles me a googly, improved sound? Which set me thinking, 'why do we do it'. Vast amounts of money, 'vast' is obviously relitive to income and asperations.
I look at my own recent thinking and the considerations of a lot of members . . . speaker cable change and the 'differance it makes?'; the cost per meter :? is unbelievable, especialy as I know the actual production price is equaly silly in the other direction! Are we being lead by the nose?
I was seriously looking at the speaker cable route a few weeks ago . . . fortunatly brakes on!! I'm happy with my 'music' as it is . . .
Digging in my '1980's, usefull someday box' I found something called 'the KEY' by Colin Brett . . . an item about the size of a Swan vesta match box, with an in and out speaker terminal. Connect to the positive speaker cables, quote: ". . . unlock your sound . . . " there is a brightening of the presentation. Better or different . . . ? I believe this is where we are getting things wrong, better is a factor of deminishing returnes, it fast gets to different? 'the Key' gives me an insite into how cable changes sound. I remember doing a good few hours listening to cables in the 80's, coming down to 'different', so which do I prefer.
Its not only cables . . . speakers, amps, cartridges etc., etc., . . . all have different voices, the better factor, is it just in our heads and wallets?
Been there with other hobbies, new expensive golf clubs dont make a better golfer, fancy fishing rods dont catch better fish and super quality cameras have no affect on snap shot photograph. Its all about, experiance, method and adjustment, the fancy stuff only makes minimal differeance; 0.xx%, minimal cost effectivness. Extract the best from the least . . . !
Thats not to say, a 'genuine bargin' should not be taken advantage of, been there with gratitude, makes the hobbyist feel better, but how often do we see, 'help, it does not sound good' :wall:
The hifi is in for economy tweakes . . . I'm spending any of my money on new music and our garden this year.
CJSF