Im certain I could tell the difference between a $50,000 setup, and the one i have cobbled together for a couple hundo over the past decade... And i would love to have that setup. But that cost to performance is only worth it if you have way too much disposable income. Eff the audiophile market.
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This is the kind of info I would pay for
One of my favorite audiophile doo-dads were wooden knobs being sold as upgrades to regular device knobs. They were super special wood with all sorts of magic properties and a bargain at hundreds of bucks.
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onion title 😭
Delivery mechanisms and audio quality do not matter as long as it has a good beat that I can dance to.
I want some of that mud!
I can sell you audiophile quality mud with "quantum mineral particles" for $500 per ounce.
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Did the banana have gold plated contacts??
The only reason for reasonable quality speaker cables, is so that you get consistant volume between left and right channels if the volume is the same. That and so they don't break when you pull on them.
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The speaker is what they hear, not the signal to it. Regardless how it's transmitted.