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> HiFi seems pretty rotten to me. Yes to everything you said. I simultaneously feel guilty about, and take solace in, the fact that a lot of the insanely overp
by JohnBooty 12y ago
> HiFi seems pretty rotten to me.
Yes to everything you said. I simultaneously feel guilty about, and take solace in, the fact that a lot of the insanely overpriced snake-oil crap at the high end is effectively subsidizing the really good "prosumer" stuff.
(Example: Audioquest, maker of $1,000+ audio cables, also makes a very solid little USB amp&DAC called the Dragonfly that costs just over $100. I'm not suggesting that they're selling these at a loss or anything, but I'm sure that product lines like $1,000+ audio cables give them some freedom to try products like the Dragonfly...)
- DiabloD3 12y agoYeah, but I can also buy a combined DAC+amp from Schiit called the Fulla, and I'm buying it directly from an American company that manufactures and assembles their devices in America, built using all American parts except for the ALPS (Japanese) volume pots.
- microcolonel 12y agoYay nationalism.
- rayiner 12y agoMore like supporting your neighbors, people who speak your language, people who share your values, people whose kids your kids might grow up to marry.
- microcolonel 12y agoWhat about all the people who never got a chance to speak your language, don't quite share your values, or who your kids will have to take a slightly longer flight to marry? Frankly I feel a lot closer to people on the other side of the globe than many of the people in my own neighbourhood, city, or country. I don't see why hi-fi made by mormons is any better than hi-fi made by muslums.