croak
R.I.P. 28 June 2021
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This is one of the best ways I have yet seen the true goal of high end Hi Fi defined. What it means to me anyway.
"The music itself is the most important element, and the elusive trick for hi-fi is to optimize musical information without exposing the artifice by which it is delivered. That is perhaps where the high end comes in. The term seems to suggest the embodiment of cuttingedge technological achievement, state-of-the-art performance, and/or the most expensive parts and build-quality available. But I would define the high end more simply as the type of products that draws the listener into the atmosphere and purpose of the performance in a way that, although different, is just as profound as a live musical experience. Some of those products might be the most expensive available and employ cutting-edge technology, but not always. "
Bob Surgeoner, Neat Acoustics ltd, from a feature in "Absolute Sound".
"The music itself is the most important element, and the elusive trick for hi-fi is to optimize musical information without exposing the artifice by which it is delivered. That is perhaps where the high end comes in. The term seems to suggest the embodiment of cuttingedge technological achievement, state-of-the-art performance, and/or the most expensive parts and build-quality available. But I would define the high end more simply as the type of products that draws the listener into the atmosphere and purpose of the performance in a way that, although different, is just as profound as a live musical experience. Some of those products might be the most expensive available and employ cutting-edge technology, but not always. "
Bob Surgeoner, Neat Acoustics ltd, from a feature in "Absolute Sound".
