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Audio malarkey. (Skeptimania).(trials of dealing with some audio businesspeople)

Sensible Sound

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I vacillate between being entertained and being annoyed when it comes to dealing with audio businessmen who build/market products that are either utter overkill or obvious scams/gimmicks. The former category includes amplifiers that are built like they were going to be mounted inside an M1-A1 tank or launched from the cargo bay of the Space Shuttle, and cost as much as a decent used car. It also includes pricey CD players (I am talking about players that cost more than, say, $500), and definitely includes those early, ultra-pricey, two-channel-only SACD players that were produced as "statement" products. And needless to say it includes small speaker systems that cost ...

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