The perfect speaker system is indistinguishable from having a live band in the room with you (when blindfolded). Can today's audio systems do that? How much money do I have to spend to get there?
What kind of room?
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#152Probably going to make some people mad... but I went down the Audiophile rabbit hole last year before ultimately coming to the conclusion that it just isn't worth it. I understand the appeal, especially someone who values a nice piece of hardware. There is so much to choose from... DACs, DAPs, amps, fancy looking balanced cables in quality braiding, headphones with solid wood accents, IEMs that look straight outa sci…
honestly if you use speakers 90% of the sound quality is in your room and where you put your speakers, not the speakers themselves. the room is where your money should go.
for the speakers, get active speakers, as big as you can, and connect them to a dac that costs more than 100usd, and you're good to go. after that it's diminishing returns land.
also by virtue of you having 2 spaced ears, stereo speakers will have sound cancellations (in the ~1k hz region? i dont remember very well) for mid signal.
Re: Audiophiles can't distinguish audio sent through copper, banana or mud
#153Small side note... Around COVID lockdown #1 I did a lot more walking outside, pushing a pram and listening to music on headphones. For years I'd been using cheap wired headphones from exhibition swag and things. I put a pair through the washing machine. Top tip: this is really not good for them. I looked online and found I could buy a brand new pair of my preferred Sony in-ear ones for $NotALot. I bought the absolute…
> I bought the absolutely top of the line most expensive bass-boost in-ear buds. Out of curiosity, what did you get?
Sorry for the slow reply. I've looked and there doesn't seem to be any way to tell.
I've used them regularly for about 5 or 6 years now and the paint is wearing off. The only readable markings are the [L] and [R] indications for which goes in which year.
Something akin to these:
https://www.sony.co.uk/electronics/in-ear-headphones/mdr-ex6...
Nickel/neodynium bass drivers, quite large and chunky compared to cheaper Sony 'phones. The cables go into a separate fat little cylinder to which the earbud itself is permanently attached at a fixed angle.
However, they're not noticeable in the ear at all and they're very comfy to wear.
These are listed at £40 now but before the recent burst of inflation I think about half that is plausible.