London Lad wrote: > Hi 325, > > IMHO there is a lot of difference between 6 meters away or behind a > wall than something on the hi-fi rack. Also microwaves are designed to > keep the RF in where as WiFi access points etc are designed to transmit > it. > > I think it is well to remember that I was talking about audiophiles > here, which are apparently the market that the transporter is aimed > at. > > Most 'normal' people are looking for ease of use and good value for > money combined with reasonable audio quality. > > Audiophiles on the other hand are looking for the best possible audio > quality over and above all else. Ease of use, looks, cost etc are not > normally factors that an audiophile would pay much attention too. > > Such things as clean mains supply, quality of interconnects, type of > rack used, arrangement of pieces of kit in relation to each other on > the rack, turning off displays, disconnecting unused inputs, oh... and > RF from Wi-Fi, all only make small, even minute differences to the > sound but to an audiophile their combined effect is very important. > > I know people who have spent £15,000 on a CD player because it sounds > fractionally better than the £7,000 one they already own. To these > people ANY minute improvement to sound quality is worth pursuing as > long as they can hear it. > > I also know people who would consider spending £200 on a Squeezebox an > outrageous waste of money. > > I think its important to bear in mind that even within the ranks of > audiophiles we all have different kit, hearing and rooms. Just because > a change yields an improvement for one person it doesnt mean it will > benefit another. Also just because you can measure it doesnt > necessarily mean you can hear it and vice-versa. > > As with all things, each to his own.
I would like to report this post as offensive and request that it be deleted. Such a sensible voice of reason clearly doesn't belong on the audiophile forum/list. :) R. _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
