Antoniop wrote: > Hi Dave, > I see that you're an expert regarding hifi and you're quite hard to > please, but what do you do about "gear fitting", I mean, I'm not an > expert myself but it seems to me that for example some speakers give a > better sound with some amplifiers than some others, regardless if the > amplifier is better or not, just because they fit better, or do you > think that the better gear together always give a better sound ? > Usually, I try to listen the new equipment I want to buy with the one > that I already have, or at least with equipments from the same brand, to > know what I'll have when back home. > That's not possible when you buy second hand. > I hope you understand what I mean (my english is a bit weak). > > Antonio . . Hello Antonio,
"Gear Fitting" as you call it, IE matching separates for one of four reason (price, sound, better half demands, or a combination of the first three) takes many paths. For most of us, price plays a huge part in this process plus what sounds good to one's own ears (all ears are shaped differently and some are more sensitive then others). I am of the option that the majority of one's HiFi Dollars need to go toward quality Speakers. I say this for two main reasons, firstly having the best source device, pre-amp, and amplifier are all wasted if the output devices, one's speakers, are crap! No matter how great one's front is, it can't make up for speakers that are poor quality, will not accurately reproduce what is sent to them, and last are of a poor design that actually adds artifacts or colors what they are being presented. Secondly, if the majority (half to two thirds) of one's HiFi budget is spent on quality Speakers knowing that they are fairly expensive and hence a major expense to upgrade or replace (don't know anybody that upgraded to a "Better" pair of speakers that cost less then the pair they replaced), one can buy good source and amplification knowing that those will be the pieces upgraded in the future trying to caught up to the upper most ability of the speakers originally purchased. I have been making this journey for decades repeating the process as I moved up the HiFi quality ladder and this HiFi building/upgrading model has severed me well. I am almost there as soon as I have saved enough money to purchase my ultimate Pre-Amplifier. Interconnects, power cords, and speaker cables are important, but good quality that works properly in where to spend the money on these, not in fancy covers or looks, nor on over priced hype. Properly setup, 4 coat hangers can sound just as good as $5000 speaker cables! So again, don't waste large sums of money on outrageous speaker cables and interconnects when good quality engineered ones do the exact same job as $25,000 cryogenic silver speaker cables! . . *iPhone* Media Room: ModWright Platinum Signature Transporter, VTL TL-6.5 Signature Pre-Amp, Ayre MX-R Mono's, VeraStarr 6.4SE 6-channel Amp, Vandersteen Speakers: Quatro Wood Mains, VCC-5 Reference Center, four VSM-1 Signatures, Video: Runco RS 900 CineWide AutoScope 2.35:1, Vandersteen V2W Subwoofer Living Room: Transporter, ADCOM GTP-870HD, Cinepro 3K6SE III Gold, Vandersteen Model 3A Signature, Two 2Wq subs, VCC-2, Two VSM-1 Office: Touch with Vandersteen VSM-1s Kitchen: Touch in-wall mount w/ Thiel Powerpoint 1.2s Bedroom: Squeezebox BOOM Bathroom: Squeezebox Radio Around the House: SliMP3, SB1, SB2, SB3 Ford Thunderbird: SB Touch, USB drive Ford Expedition: SB Touch, USB drive ------------------------------------------------------------------------ iPhone's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13622 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=107946 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
