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  1. Re:I don't know... by doccus · · Score: 1 · on Reddit Audiophiles Test HomePod, Say It Sounds Better Than $1,000 Speaker (arstechnica.com)

    And then there's:

    "The HomePod is 100% an audiophile grade speaker,"

    Complete nonsense. To be a true audiophile grade speaker it needs to cost a minimum of $50,000, require a crane to install, and be made from something like hand-carved marble pulled from a cave in the Pyrenees.

    No shit! I'd like to know who's slipping them the payola ;-(

  2. Re:I don't know... by asliarun · · Score: 1 · on Reddit Audiophiles Test HomePod, Say It Sounds Better Than $1,000 Speaker (arstechnica.com)

    And then there's:

    "The HomePod is 100% an audiophile grade speaker,"

    Complete nonsense. To be a true audiophile grade speaker it needs to cost a minimum of $50,000, require a crane to install, and be made from something like hand-carved marble pulled from a cave in the Pyrenees.

    To be a supercar, it needs to cost at least $500k, be handmade with carbon fiber, and have at least 500hp? Am I doing it right?

  3. Re:I don't know... by arglebargle_xiv · · Score: 1 · on Reddit Audiophiles Test HomePod, Say It Sounds Better Than $1,000 Speaker (arstechnica.com)
    And then there's:

    "The HomePod is 100% an audiophile grade speaker,"

    Complete nonsense. To be a true audiophile grade speaker it needs to cost a minimum of $50,000, require a crane to install, and be made from something like hand-carved marble pulled from a cave in the Pyrenees.

  4. Re:You're not supposed to buy this by arglebargle_xiv · · Score: 1 · on Sony's Signature Walkman and Headphones Are $5,500 of Ridiculous (theverge.com)

    Actually you are supposed to buy it. Maybe not you, but the sort of people who shop at places like this. Unfortunately Sony may have misread the market, mere $5,000 for a "walkman" and headphones really can't be taken seriously by real HiFi afficionados, you'd need at least another zero added for it to be worthwhile for them, or even two. You can buy a $100,000 DAC (not the player, just the DAC) and pair it with a $200,000 amp (mono, so you'll need two) to drive your embarassing $2,300 Sony phones (about the same price as an Ultrasone Edition 10, but not hand-made in Bavaria). True audio purists know that quality = cost, and $5,000 is a poor show compared to systems that can set you back a million dollars or more.

  5. Re:$18,000? by dwater · · Score: 1 · on What an $18,000 Home Theater Looks Like

    not 'high-end', I think (at least in terms of price) :

    http://www.higherfi.com/spkrlist/speakerlist.htm

    I personally like these - not the most expensive, but, oh, soooo pretty :

    http://www.higherfi.com/spkrlist/Platinum_Audio_Air_Pulse_3_.jpg

    Is this speaker-porn?

  6. Re:$18,000? by dwater · · Score: 1 · on What an $18,000 Home Theater Looks Like

    not 'high-end', I think (at least in terms of price) :

    http://www.higherfi.com/spkrlist/speakerlist.htm

    I personally like these - not the most expensive, but, oh, soooo pretty :

    http://www.higherfi.com/spkrlist/Platinum_Audio_Air_Pulse_3_.jpg

    Is this speaker-porn?

  7. Re:hmmm... $18k isn't that much for a Home Theater by dwater · · Score: 1 · on What an $18,000 Home Theater Looks Like

    I thought it was a bit cheap too. I mean, I can't afford them, but there are plenty of stores I've been to with more than that in just a pair of speakers :

    http://www.higherfi.com/spkrlist/speakerlist.htm