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Do you equate price with quality in audio equipment?

Stereophile  |  Nov 5, 2000

Audio equipment prices range from dirt cheap to off-the-chart. How does price affect your perception of products?

Do you equate price with quality in audio equipment?
Yes . . .
25% (57 votes)
Sometimes . . .
53% (120 votes)
No . . .
22% (51 votes)
Total votes: 228

COMMENTS
Alex Robertson's picture
Submitted by Alex Robertson (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:09am

It's a shame that really good hifi always costs (lots) more than the middle of the road stuff. But.... sometimes cheap stuff can be enjoyable and it also helps to remind you just how good your other (real) hifi is!!!

broadwaychris@aol.com's picture
Submitted by broadwaychris@a... (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:09am

with exceptions in mind,like adcoms gfp750,the good shit always costs more.kooks from sensiblesound and the like just keep mind fucking themselves.

ron steed's picture
Submitted by ron steed (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:09am

Most listenable components are NOT dirt-cheap. But there are some incredible values in affordable gear that unquestionably *smoke* some of the outrageously priced ?audiophile? stuff.

Douglas Henning's picture
Submitted by Douglas Henning (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:09am

You get what you pay for, but some equiment does give you relatively more bang for your buck, such as Dynaudio Adience 70 speakers for example. In depth product knowledge is essential to advantage if this.

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