Though the goal of the buyer is often to get better sound, like most things, a lot of the perceived value of hi end audio gear clearly has to do with its appearance, rarity or value as a collector's item or status symbol.
What I learned on Audiogon This Year
Things I learned from the forums this year:
1) In n Out Burger is the best fast food in the world, and Father's Office is the best Burger in LA (thanks BongoFury).
2) Widespread Panic and Arcade Fire are great bands.
3) All Digital is the wave of the future through downloads and analog is dead.
4) Analog is back to audio dominance and will continue to grow, digital is a trend and will die off except for convenience sake.
5) Don't ever say anything derogitory regarding certain types of gear that are defended by thier ______-mafia gangs. Especially___________________________.
6) Expensive Power cords are a still the biggest snake oil in audio.
7) Speakers are the most important place to start building a system.
8) Analog sounds better than digital.
9) Blu Ray is dead in the water, downloads for all media, video and audio is now the standard and will only continue to grow.
10) This is not a hobby, but a terrible affliction/addiction, and I need to change out some more gear.
1) In n Out Burger is the best fast food in the world, and Father's Office is the best Burger in LA (thanks BongoFury).
2) Widespread Panic and Arcade Fire are great bands.
3) All Digital is the wave of the future through downloads and analog is dead.
4) Analog is back to audio dominance and will continue to grow, digital is a trend and will die off except for convenience sake.
5) Don't ever say anything derogitory regarding certain types of gear that are defended by thier ______-mafia gangs. Especially___________________________.
6) Expensive Power cords are a still the biggest snake oil in audio.
7) Speakers are the most important place to start building a system.
8) Analog sounds better than digital.
9) Blu Ray is dead in the water, downloads for all media, video and audio is now the standard and will only continue to grow.
10) This is not a hobby, but a terrible affliction/addiction, and I need to change out some more gear.