high cost for the most part. Looking at people owning Thiel,Mark Levinson, Wadia, Krell, (large) B&W's etc. shows that for the most part, sound quality =high cost. However, there is a large component of posts that tend to state the opposite. I will...

a "warm" quality to it." The highs are pretty messy, but then all headphones are (it's the cost of having to produce all those other frequencies at low distortion; you lose control of the highs). Tonally they'd all sound similar, the difference in higher...

fits happily in about 15GB as MP3 files, and plays back with adequate quality for that purpose. Eventually I will I'd investigate better encoders, but the ones built into Musicmatch are sufficient for now. If you don't like the sound card you've got,...

4ax.com > In other words how important are components such as speakers, DVD/CD > player, amplifier in order to get a good sound? The order of importance for sound quality is: (1) The recording being played (2) The room (3) The speakers (4) The...

system that had 50 watt output and sounded "ok". I think it was an Akai or something. Less cost then the Bose, not much larger than the "grandaddy" and cost 1/10 as much. I suppose if better sound was what you were after, you could get one of these compact...

may be) believe in the idea that spending $5,000 on a CD player, as opposed to spending $500 on a player, will actually make any audible difference in sound quality? I'll chime in with my own thoughts at some point but I want to hear yours first. Is there...

control ? Often found on even cheap AV amps - but often missing > maybe from high end - even a Creek ? >>> Regds, Graham >>> Features aren't of great importance, as long as the quality is decent and holds up well over time. I assume...

the LDs I listed offer a better total package than the DVD version, and no increase in audio/video quality changes that FACT.> I disagree completely. Any credible "package" must start with a reference quality, high integrity version of the material....

per pair. >>Or a pair of Omega monobloc's? >Retial price: $20,000.00 per pair. Well, the answer to the question is found by listening. Behringer has not enjoyed a high reputation for sound quality. High value, yes. >Aside from the fact that the...