Post by Westie on Apr 25, 2020 4:15:05 GMT
Probably scope for an encyclopaedia on this one but I guess you have to start somewhere.
1. The first one has been building with me for a while: Folk who make endless tiny incremental changes to their hifi and claim each and every one to be a “game changer”, “amazing” or “night and day” etc. You’re usually talking about something like a new mains cable or even a bloody plug. FFS get real; if you didn’t know something had been changed you’d never even notice. And if the system you raved about a year ago has been transformed fifty times or more, then it must have been pretty shit in the first place or it now sounds ten times better than the original master lol. Over-hyping tiny tweaks really spoils hifi forums for me.
2. A related one is megabucks cartridges and phono stages. Once you get something that has the same level of resolution as a good CD player, you’re there. For me, an OC9 does this, so why spend thousands on cartridges and phono stages. It’s bollocks and willy waving AFAIC. Tiny differences costing thousands being sold as “game changers” again.
3. Finally, ve seen a few folk who seem to regularly claim their hifi suddenly sounds worse and then they start tearing it apart looking for a problem. FFS go read a book, watch telly or do something other than listen to music. 99% of the time the only thing that’s gone off is the listener and their mood.
1. The first one has been building with me for a while: Folk who make endless tiny incremental changes to their hifi and claim each and every one to be a “game changer”, “amazing” or “night and day” etc. You’re usually talking about something like a new mains cable or even a bloody plug. FFS get real; if you didn’t know something had been changed you’d never even notice. And if the system you raved about a year ago has been transformed fifty times or more, then it must have been pretty shit in the first place or it now sounds ten times better than the original master lol. Over-hyping tiny tweaks really spoils hifi forums for me.
2. A related one is megabucks cartridges and phono stages. Once you get something that has the same level of resolution as a good CD player, you’re there. For me, an OC9 does this, so why spend thousands on cartridges and phono stages. It’s bollocks and willy waving AFAIC. Tiny differences costing thousands being sold as “game changers” again.
3. Finally, ve seen a few folk who seem to regularly claim their hifi suddenly sounds worse and then they start tearing it apart looking for a problem. FFS go read a book, watch telly or do something other than listen to music. 99% of the time the only thing that’s gone off is the listener and their mood.
.I have a real world cartridge that also sounds 'AWESOME' that cost fu*k all but the brainwashed Amoebas would never want to believe it. I despise Hi-Fi snobs. 
and not understanding why when they just replaced their £1000 interconnects with some £2000 interconnects that it is only them who can hear the huge sound improvement.