Unfortunately I think the situation is going to get even worse here in the US (for all high end industries) based on our countries economic crisis and the objectives of Obama.
Amen! and Amen!!
Unfortunately I think the situation is going to get even worse here in the US (for all high end industries) based on our countries economic crisis and the objectives of Obama.
One other fact worth mentioning is that in general, in good electronics, the price of the product drops and more is offered...if only the same thing happened in other industries. Therefore, high end prices should be declining all the time, shouldn't they?
High-end prices may not have declined, but high performance has dropped like a stone. Shure makes an ear canal phone for the pro market (used as on-stage in-ear monitors), the SCL2, that is about as dead accurate as any transducer can be. They can be found online for less than $75. Ever seen the specs of a current iPod Touch? Not perfect, but definitely "high-end." Plug a pair of SCL2s into a Touch and you have high performance high-fidelity for about $300. It will not have the impact or the bass extension of big speakers moving around a roomful of air, but in terms of noise, distortion and resolution of detail it will be damned hard to beat. By any objective measure (there's the rub...) it will rival headphone systems costing thousands and best more than a few. There are quite a few things performing the same kinds of limits-defying feats in the speaker system world, you just have to find them. But sad as it is, you'll seldom find them in the "high-end."
P
Interestingly enough, many of them invest $5K or more in TVs/screens, cars, motorcycles, dinning and on so many other areas (some questionable) without a doubt.
This hobby is a selfish one, 75% of the time I listen to it is me in front of my Guarneri's allocated in my "nothing-box", I have a year or so with a 100 inch projector and have seen 5 movies so far with my family, with whom I spend A LOT of time traveling, dinning and having a great time together.
For me this hobby is destinated to be small, very small.
Not one to equate great specs with great sound .. This is the second time I have heard/read about the Shure SCL2s... earphones. I am somewhat forced into listening to music mainly through Headphones. It lacks what I call the tactile sensation and the realism of a well set up full range speaker ... yet, My current headphones the Denon 5000 .. have lead me to understand even more than before how flawed speakers and rooms are... Almost humbling ..now to be able to get that for $75 should be of great interest if only for one to properly tune/correct one's system.
I think I will just buy one right today and P if it is not that good you may have to reimburse me
My Ducati only had one seat. Sorry, couldn't resist.Even a Ferrari or a Ducati has two seats.
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