But the good news is that speakers have never been better or cheaper, and there's more good measurements of speakers out there than ever. For $500 you can get better speakers than you ever could, if you ignore the audiofool noise.
Also the electronics are much better as well. Room calibration makes a huge difference, Dirac and Audyssey are great.
>zero return in fact between 500 and 10,000 dollars
For me, the tipping point is around $2k for speakers.
I aim for measurable accuracy when I'm looking for speakers. I mean, if you don't care about accuracy, then what are you buying?
There are measurable (and audible) differences up until $2k. After that in most cases it's aesthetics, questionable "sound signatures", and ridiculously overpriced and useless stands.
I agree the room should be treated, no matter what speakers you're using.
100%.
But the good news is that speakers have never been better or cheaper, and there's more good measurements of speakers out there than ever. For $500 you can get better speakers than you ever could, if you ignore the audiofool noise.
Also the electronics are much better as well. Room calibration makes a huge difference, Dirac and Audyssey are great.
>zero return in fact between 500 and 10,000 dollars
For me, the tipping point is around $2k for speakers.
I aim for measurable accuracy when I'm looking for speakers. I mean, if you don't care about accuracy, then what are you buying?
There are measurable (and audible) differences up until $2k. After that in most cases it's aesthetics, questionable "sound signatures", and ridiculously overpriced and useless stands.
I agree the room should be treated, no matter what speakers you're using.