I find it really annoying reading about a $54,000.00 amplifier (that's right, 54 grand) in stereophile magazine.And the reviewer waxed poetic about the sound of it employing the most absurd superlatives and mind bending descriptions of the sound that it has to be read to be believed. It was featured two months ago. If any ones interested I can find the review online and post it here. Same with Robert Harleys review in TAS of an astronomically priced digital interconnect. It was over 10K. A digital interconnect! What are these guys smoking????? My entire system cost about 2500. Oppo cdp, Schiit Vidar amp, Maggie LRS speakers, B&W powered sub.
Who else here is frugal?
If I had to describe myself as an audiophile in one word, I'd like it to be frugal. Iconoclast may also be right, but if I'm different it may be due to being frugal. There used to be a TV show called The Frugal Gourmet. To paraphrase him, the food he cooked wasn't necessarily cheap, but he'd get as much value as he could out of what he was doing.
Being an iconoclast doesn't hurt either. Listening for yourself and buying what you like, regardless of what reviewers say and how expensive something is also points us towards this.
What about you? Do you feel better saving money than spending it? Then tell us about yourself. :)
Being an iconoclast doesn't hurt either. Listening for yourself and buying what you like, regardless of what reviewers say and how expensive something is also points us towards this.
What about you? Do you feel better saving money than spending it? Then tell us about yourself. :)