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In the Thread: The “Dead Points of Live Sound”
Post Subject: Price vs. PerformancePosted by Paul S on: 11/11/2026
I like the idea of at least 2 vectors or tangents regarding audio system awareness/approaches. This is because I have long heard for myself that the Music I hear from an audio system might move me even though Level 1 sound is not audiophile quality, and there have been plenty of times where I was unmoved by music rendered by fancy, very expensive audio systems with plenty of Level 1 features to talk and write about. But who am I to say that people should not pay a lot for systems that are basically sound processors and delivery systems that more or less disregard Music. In fact, it's fine with me if people want to do this with their time and money. I admit being somewhat concerned when I realize that someone has the wrong idea about any relationship between cost and repeatable Music in the home, and I am perhaps too sensitive when I see fraud being perpetrated, even with audio products. Again, for me, it's mostly about the Music, and any level 1 Sound stuff I try is aimed at improving the experience of listening to Music in my home. I still cannot say level 1 does not matter when speakers are in DPoLs, perhaps because I have never perfectly achieved this elusive state of affairs. I also have a hard time accepting the premise when I think of an iPOD playing over tiny Bluetooth speakers, that sort of worst case scenerio.
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