Bob Bressler;214284 Wrote: > There are quite a few similarities between the high end wine world and > the high end audio world > - some of the best products are made by very small production places > that handcraft the product > - very small flaws can have unpleasant consequences, whether it is > picoseconds of jitter or a few parts per trillion of trichloroanisole > (corked wine). In addition, some people can identify this flaw > others cant > - reviewers can sometimes have disproportionately too much influence > - listeners/drinkers can easily be influenced by coloration or style, > e.g. strong bass or oakey Chardonnay > - price can influence the purchasers perception of the quality > - one persons flaw might be anothers preference > > The real lesson is the same, of course trust your own ears/palate
Leave it to someone from Napa to come up with a wine analogy! -- ezkcdude There are 10 kind of people in the world - those who understand binary and those who don't. SHINYMETAL '*Site*' (http://www.ezdiyaudio.com)| '*RSS*' (http://www2.kumc.edu/students/ezamir/rss/ezdiyaudio.xml) |'*Forum*' (http://ezdiyaudio.informe.com) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ezkcdude's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2545 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36503
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