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On 4/10/2024 7:02 PM, -hh wrote:
> On 4/9/24 11:14 AM, DFS wrote:
>> On 4/9/2024 7:52 AM, shitv wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Of course distortion, noise, and frequency response can be measured,
>>> although "golden eared" audiophools will assert that the measurements
>>> do not suffice.
>>
>>
>> Speaking of which:
>>
>> "I like movies and music and have a pretty darn good stereo (the 
>> speakers alone list for over $10k)." - shitv Jul 2006
>>
>>
>> $10K just to listen to the Ghostbusters soundtrack in hi-fi... what an 
>> idiot.
> 
> It might have been worth spending that much ~20 years ago, but for most 
> of us, mere age has reduced our hearing range capability by quite a bit, 
> such that Billy Joel's "cheap pair o speakers" does well enough.


For 2 decades at least I listen to music only thru $12 Logitech Z130 
desktop speakers, or lightweight Skull Candy headphones.

But pop some quality Sennheiser headphones on your skull and take your 
hearing back 20 years!  I own some old HD-580s, and the sound is just 
amazing.

https://www.stereophile.com/headphones/1294senn/index.html