Why Do Stereo Systems Sound Boring And/Or Irritating How Much Better Does a $2000 Amplifier Sound Compared to a $200 Amplifier?
Most people dont know what they are missing in the enjoyment of music, because they dont have a reference for comparison. Therefore they have to put up with whatever is offered to them. Certainly most people have already auditioned more expensive systems and concluded that their ears are not equipped to enjoy these high price systems. Well, the problem is not any particular ear but it is the audio player and amplifier itself. The expert audiophiles talk of distinguishing the subtleties of sound quality between a low cost mass market amplifier and a high end tube amplifier. They have what is termed “golden ears”. Most people dont realize that they too, do have golden ears and can judge what good sounding music is. For the ordinary person, there is a very uncertain difference between a $200 amplifier and a $2000 amplifier. This fact does not indicate that ordinary people lacks a sense of musicality – it only reveals the small, unimportant improvement obtained by such large cost increases
