The Importance of Affordability in Hifi
In any field of electrical science, we endlessly chase performance, pushing the envelope of what wasn’t considered possible just decades before. High-end audio is no different in the hunt for perfection, years being spent in research considering every variable of audio reproduction. The audio shows are where these companies culminate in an attempt to showcase their greatest and state their case on why their audio solution is the best. Rooms of exquisite equipment, hundreds of pounds of aluminum sculpted into all manner of components glisten from the flash of cameras of eager audio reviewers trying to get first looks at what developments have been made over the year's course. Some brands tout performance for budget products, but more often than not you will see some jaw-dropping price tags and a coin toss could just as well predict how well the system will perform in imperfect hotel rooms. Some perform as expected, beautiful engineering marvels flawlessly reproducing ...