And what about my own 'bit-for-bit' (Standard Red Book 16/44) burned CDs (MAX BOB) on better CD blank discs; are they a good deal, to me?
...And to whoever had the chance to listen to them at my 'mansion'?
Bruce, FIM CDs sell for roughly between $40 and $100 per unit (disc) right? ...Depending.
That's still a much lower price than a $1,000-2000 Crystal single Disc. ...And how much better sound quality do you get from it?
Gary knows perhaps. ...Or maybe Andy.
People always ask me a question: "How does an audiophile justify the cost of a Crystal Disc to its performance?"
First of all, i have to say Crystal Disc is the best of all the CD formats, and even 33 and 45 rpm LPs! Once you listen to Crystal Disc, you will change your mind how the earth a CD can sound so different! It provides you much more definition, more space and more ambience compared to all other CD and LP formats . Especially the hi and low are more concreted. I compared a title featuring piano performance. When the pianist played several notes in low, i heard notes overlapping each other reproduced from a CD while Crystal Disc gave me all the notes with very clear separation and with much more energized impact!
To answer the question above, i would say that some people want Ford for their daily transportation; some want Mecede Benz; some even want Porches. Some audiophiles like expensive top-of the-line Siltech cable for their gear; some like his wife - Crystal cable; some think Monster Cable or DIY cable is good enough and, most important, fit their budget! People choose what they think they can get most out of it and what they will feel satisfied at that moment (In fact, it is hard to measure satisfaction.) So in same manner, some audiophiles choose US$16.00 CDs; some buy other formats but more expensive; some change to Hi Rez files; and some feel more prestige by owning Crystal Disc.
In fact, it is also very difficult to justify the cost with the performance your gear will get improved with another sets of more expensive cables or DAC. I would say it would never be in proportion! But some audiophiles out there are willing to pay the premium to upgrade their gear! You know some audiophiles told me that they would like to own at least 1 Crystal disc in their collection!
At the last but not the least, you see lots of Ford on street but very few Porches. And more copies of conventional CD can be sold while only small quantity of Crystal Disc are being delivered!
For those who owns expensive Siltech cable (the top-of-the line interconnect cable is marked at about US$24,000 per pair per meter) must have more expensive gear at home; therefore, the price of Crystal Disc will not be their main concern!
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The pianist, Nobuyuki Tsujii was born blind but with a talent for music, won the gold medal in 2009 Van Cliburn International Piano.
The title below was released in both CD and Crystal Disc and is the one i mentioned above for comparison.
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