How important are the following to you...

[CnoEvil]

...when purchasing Hifi.

Please show importance by giving your choices a percentage...and be honest. Feel free to elaberate on your reasoning.

- SQ

- Aesthetics

- Magazine Reviews

- Boredom (just fancy a change)

- Joy of the hunt

- Measurements

- Brand / Reputation

- Forum feedback

- Something else?

Sorry if this seems a little similar to my last thread, but this one is much less specific and covers the whole buying decision, by drilling down into what you consider important when making your choice.

 

[tino]

- SQ (8/10)- Aesthetics (9/10)- Magazine Reviews (6/10)- Boredom (6/10)- Joy of the hunt (6/10)- Measurements (7/10)- Brand / Reputation (7/10)- Forum feedback (5/10)- Dealer advice (6/10) - Something else ?- Value for money (8/10)- Something a bit different (8/10)- Country of origin (9/10)- Features / convenience (8/10)- Size (8/10)- Energy Efficiency (7/10)

 

[CnoEvil]

- SQ (8/10) - Aesthetics (9/10) - Magazine Reviews (6/10) - Boredom (6/10) - Joy of the hunt (6/10) - Measurements (7/10) - Brand / Reputation (7/10) - Forum feedback (5/10) - Dealer advice (7/10) - Something else ? - Value for money (8/10) - Something a bit different (8/10) - Country of origin (9/10) - Features / convenience (8/10) - Size (8/10) - Energy Efficiency (7/10)

Thank you.

VFM/Features/Energy efficiency/Unusualness were omissions on my part and are now being added.

 

[CnoEvil]

I can't do maths.

Then you need Tino's mark out of 10 system...I'll take 100% as 10/10

 

[tonky]

It's just like buying a house.

Sound quality - sound quality - sound quality - everything else is so secondary

tonky

 

[Deleted member 2457]

Sound quality 10 out of 10

Aesthetics 9 out of 10

Magazine reviews 8 out of 10

 

[CnoEvil]

It's just like buying a house.

Sound quality - sound quality - sound quality - everything else is so secondary

tonky

...but how secondary.

eg. Would you buy something that had been hit with the ugly stick, that got hot enough to fry an egg, sucked 400W from the mains as soon as it's switched on and was from a brand with a poor reputation?

 

[Deleted member 2457]

Sound quality 10 out of 10

Aesthetics 9 out of 10

Magazine reviews 8 out of 10

My iPad froze!

 

[matthewpiano]

- SQ 95%

- Aesthetics 85%

- Magazine Reviews 40%

- Boredom (just fancy a change) Hmmmm...

- Joy of the hunt 70%

- Measurements 5%

- Brand / Reputation 70%

- Forum feedback 50%

- Something else? Nostalgia 80%

 

[Covenanter]

Not sure why you have omitted usability / functionality! If it's a real pain in the a**e to use then that would put me right off it.

Other than that it's SQ, Aesthetics and Price. The rest are immaterial.

Chris

 

[CnoEvil]

Sound quality 10 out of 10

Aesthetics 9 out of 10

Magazine reviews 8 out of 10

Would you consider anything else on the amended list, or is everything else irrelevant for you?

 

[CnoEvil]

Not sure why you have omitted usability / functionality! If it's a real pain in the a**e to use then that would put me right off it.

Other than that it's SQ, Aesthetics and Price. The rest are immaterial.

Chris

You are right, so on the list it goes.

 

[CnoEvil]

- SQ 95%

- Aesthetics 85%

- Magazine Reviews 40%

- Boredom (just fancy a change) Hmmmm......80% (fixed that for you) *diablo*

- Joy of the hunt 70%

- Measurements 5%

- Brand / Reputation 70%

- Forum feedback 50%

- Something else? Nostalgia 80%

Nostalgia added to my list.

 

[Vladimir]

Without Thompson, TrevC and Anderson these threads lose their charm.

 

[Vladimir]

Not sure why you have omitted usability / functionality!

Chris

And features.

 

[CnoEvil]

Not sure why you have omitted usability / functionality!

Chris

And features.

Features are on the amended list.

 

[steve_1979]

It's just like buying a house.

Sound quality - sound quality - sound quality - everything else is so secondary

tonky

When looking at a new house the acoustics are a factor that I'll consider. Very low down the list of prioraties admittedly but still a small consideration none the less.

 

[tonky]

I like your "Hmmmmmmm" - for boredom Matthewpiano - some of your threads/replies on your equipment have been most informative/entertaining on this site (Hmmmmm= 100% in this case).

Cno - If all the other categories were 100 % but sound quality was compromised (let's say 60% - could be a little more or maybe a little less) - would you be tempted to buy - I wouldn't - not in a million years.

If a someone can go to the trouble of manufacturing an excellent sounding amp - I would think the other qualities wouldn't be too bad either.

interesting thread tho - cheers tonky

 

[steve_1979]

100% - SQ

90% - VFM

100% - Features that I need

80% - Features that I want but don't need

70% - Aesthetics

5% - Magazine Reviews

30% - Boredom (just fancy a change)

30% - Joy of the hunt

50% - Measurements

40% - Brand / Reputation

40% - Forum feedback

30% - Energy consumption.

0% - Dealer advice

0% - Nostalgia

I can't do maths.

 

[SteveR750]

Red wine, and a dart.

 

[Deleted member 2457]

Sound quality 10 out of 10

Aesthetics 9 out of 10

Magazine reviews 8 out of 10

Would you consider anything else on the amended list, or is everything else irrelevant for you?

Dealer advice 8 out of 10, brand and reputation 8 out of 10. I might change my strategy going forward buts that's what I used for my current system. Measurements are important for TV too, but all OLED TVs give perfect black levels.

 

[Deleted member 2457]

Red wine, and a dart.

*biggrin*

 

[Coll]

It's just like buying a house.

Sound quality - sound quality - sound quality - everything else is so secondary

tonky

...but how secondary.

eg. Would you buy something that had been hit with the ugly stick, that got hot enough to fry an egg, sucked 400W from the mains as soon as it's switched on and was from a brand with a poor reputation?

Apart from poor reputation you could be describing my new power amplifier

 

[CnoEvil]

Measurements are important for TV too, but all OLED TVs give perfect black levels.

That begs another interesting question...are measurements more crucial in making a decision on some components than on others?....and if so, which components?

 

[CnoEvil]

It's just like buying a house.

Sound quality - sound quality - sound quality - everything else is so secondary

tonky

...but how secondary.

eg. Would you buy something that had been hit with the ugly stick, that got hot enough to fry an egg, sucked 400W from the mains as soon as it's switched on and was from a brand with a poor reputation?

Apart from poor reputation you could be describing my new power amplifier

I like your style.

My amp is not a million miles away, either.