Darko nailed it. 12 examples of wishful thinking in the hi-fi community

@nonoise Funny! He’d probably think that. One of his trademarks is to the the "outsider with insider knowledge." This is like the Mikey guy. (Actually, he’s the "rebel-who-tells-it-like-it-is-but-also-wants-to-sell-you-stuff-but-hey-its-not-about-the-money.) Then, there are others like Hans Beekhuyzen or Steve Guttenberg who don’t really bother with playing at being outsiders. They know their stuff, they like it, and they don’t feel a need to constantly tell people that they "Don’t listen to that tired old audiophile music" or some other story to prove that they are outsiders – "Hey, I’m just like you." I find Darko to be about 40% "Too cool for school" and while he’s done some great episodes, his overall persona is – to me – tiresome.

@freediver

Rap is crap & NOT real music..
 Electronic is NOT real music,it is sound.

Why do you think this? Curious about the reasons.

What John Darko is doing is to get a conversation going. I also watch/read other reviewers.

#13 - I have been to 1 audio show, SWAF in 2024, small show, easy to view ever room. I also take trips to visit physical stores to listen. Better synergy, room treatments.

#14 - Listen to new, buy used/trade-in. Some people can buy new, I buy their used. Mola Mola Tambaqui, Grimm MU1

Glad you all are enjoying this. 

Hey freediver... I'm in my eighties with tinnitus for 60 years and will take that listening challenge.

It's not that you can't hear the difference, it's that you've already decided and so the difference to you is too small to care about.  To me the differences are typically here and there in the music and absolutely thrilling.  It's what I love about this hobby.

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Kinda lame. But this one is objectively false.

"This more affordable product competes with other products selling for 2x or 3x the price"

I'm not talking about comparing some speaker you bought at Walmart, but most $2000 speakers will normally sound just as good as $20,000 speakers in terms of sound quality. Exceptions are the exception, not the norm.