Re: The reality of magazine reviews
Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2023 3:46 pm
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I haven’t bought any Hi-Fi equipment for over 20 years. Microphones, amplifiers, mixers etc. but no domestic Hi-Fi, nor do I have any plans to do so, unless my tuner has to be replaced. Then I will buy a used one of the same model.
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It's funny, as a bass player, I've got absolute confidence in auditioning and selecting an amp or speaker which gives me the sound I'm after. When I'm buying Hi-Fi I'm forever looking to others to tell me something's a great piece of kit though! I wonder if it's something to do with the former producing sound and the latter being required to reproduce (the recorded) sound. Either way, I wish I could just listen and enjoy. I'm by no means fanatical but it's never usually more than a few months go by before I find myself contemplating if a particular item in my (Hi-Fi) set-up could be improved, whereas I've had my current bass amp for about 8 years and have no intention of changing it - or my cabs for that matter. Apologies for straying off topic though.
I haven’t bought any Hi-Fi equipment for over 20 years. Microphones, amplifiers, mixers etc. but no domestic Hi-Fi, nor do I have any plans to do so, unless my tuner has to be replaced. Then I will buy a used one of the same model.
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It's funny, as a bass player, I've got absolute confidence in auditioning and selecting an amp or speaker which gives me the sound I'm after. When I'm buying Hi-Fi I'm forever looking to others to tell me something's a great piece of kit though! I wonder if it's something to do with the former producing sound and the latter being required to reproduce (the recorded) sound. Either way, I wish I could just listen and enjoy. I'm by no means fanatical but it's never usually more than a few months go by before I find myself contemplating if a particular item in my (Hi-Fi) set-up could be improved, whereas I've had my current bass amp for about 8 years and have no intention of changing it - or my cabs for that matter. Apologies for straying off topic though.