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In Reply to: Im clear on your point and have read, and posted some disagreements with... posted by viridian on December 13, 2017 at 15:58:39:
I'll address both your replies here. You ask, "Assuming reasonable added cost, would not a simply audible improvement make it worth while from a SQ perspective?"
"Reasonable cost" is a highly subjective term, as is "worthwhile." The answer you get will vary a great deal depending on whether you ask an audiophile as opposed to a typical music lover content to listen on a $200 stereo with no desire to upgrade until it quits.
"I was simply interested in at what point the cost to sound quality ratio makes something be perceived as a benefit to the consumer, as I believe this will have a bearing on the adoption, or failure, of the product."
Again, it depends on the consumer. Audiophiles tend to be a highly insular group. Their eternal quest for "better sound" is not the norm for the vast majority of humanity. It's instructive to note that some on here have said MQA is worse than competing formats while others claim it's comparable but not better. Still others insist it can be better or worse depending on the piece of music under evaluation. In order for those folks to pony up the price of admission would have to be chump change (no pun intended).
What's your guess? Give me a number.
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- RE: Im clear on your point and have read, and posted some disagreements with... - regmac 16:26:26 12/13/17 (1)
- Thank you for the thoughtful analysis... - viridian 17:01:59 12/13/17 (0)
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