Finally we'r making some sense 8). But about the prices, actually at least here where I live, A good sound system from the 80's would probably have cost you the price of a few months of work (on the minimum salary), so it's not much difference.
The good thing is nowadays you get systems with good sound quality for dirty cheap.
And no, I know my logitech aren't anything you can really trust for an audiophile . BUT, haven't seen so much offer for such a low price. Even the best from creative which is slightly better cost like 500€ and have no digital plugs, you have to pay extra 150 or more for the decoder. Logitech Z5500 is really 505w RMS not that bad quality, at least mine doesn't make such crappy distortions, have a big rumble, and the best is they already have digital sound for 250€ (which is near the price of just one single medium fidelity speaker).
I already had\have 18.5 speakers (18 satellites and 5 subwoofers). 2x5.1 + 4x 2.1. And I do believe I had one more 2.1 which I'm not even remembering...
Speaking of multiple subs, one time I came across someone whose intelligence vs. wealth were inversely proportional. He had 2 12inch subs in a room and claimed that when he had 1 12inch a few years ago it was better. Even told me that one sub from his new ones were more expensive than his old one. I wanted to punch the guy in the mouth so hard. I moved the subs around and made him eat his tears after I told him don't face the subs together ya cunt.
I understand that pretty well. Most of us won't have a good place to have the speakers.
I remember one crappy 2.1 from creative which are the standards for (low-mid bidget of 50€) which are the standards as 2x6w + 17w subwoofer if I'm not mistaking. Here in my little full of things bedroom, they aren't anything impressive. But when I used them in a huge empty room full of metal and glass on the sides damnnnnnnn.
That crap sounded like I had a million dollars system for real lol, 17 w never sounded so much powerfull with all the probably 30 huge thin glasses shaking all over the place. All I could say is wtf, it was so damn loud. (the fidelity was million of years away, but it sounded powerful, and that makes me a happy customer ;D).
But the quality in my room DAMN, it's the worst you can get, even the Z5500 have trouble to make it rumble, but when I put it on the living room, it get's dangerous as everything starts shaking and falling down and whateva
Yeah that sound system was insane, but you listen to hip hop and no music that requires quality, so you have a perfect system for your needs.
Totally agree. But still I have heard some good high fidelity modern systems in a proper room, they are like crystal, but are they good? (Hell they have a lot of quality, but I wouldn't buy them even if they were cheap).
And why would I not buy them? Well because my dream is a total different thing. Instead of having full range, I would prefer having lot's of different good drivers each producing a certain frequency, with a HUGE woofer for the bick kicks and punches, and a even bigger subwoofer for the rumbles, and EVEN with the addition of a rotary sub to get the lowest frequency ever possible.
And I even prefer John Lennon on a non high fidelity system, it sound so much more powerful with the subwoofer on the back making all the "chords" (don't know if that's the word) to a all new level.
Also even most modern good quality Hi-fi with the best wood, all hand built, freakin new designs from other planet... even them are adding subwoofers and other type of things which are totally against the original Hi fidelity.
But you have to agree that the so called Hi fidelity term just simply changed it's concept, as there are newer ones distortions free with less input lag and all kind of things which also sound different than the original concept, in my opinion they sound better. (But one thing that almost never changed are the studio sound systems, they are at it's best, and still try to be all range speakers). Therefore Hi-fidelity term doesn't totally exists, and it's a term wich is in a constant changing.
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Oh and actually my father is just like you, he has ton's of vinyls from all the old bands, he specially loves john Lennon, Vivaldi, composers, Beatles...., and actually my father kinda stolen my X-mini II >
. He loved the quality of the little speaker and got so impressed by how such small crap can sound so damn good. He never hear music on the laptop speakers anymore.
And he actually prefer when I'm playing Nirvana or John Lennon... in my 9.3 system connected to the pc than the old good amplifiers and speakers from the 80's. Hell he even always tell me to increase the volume to make the windows to do the sound of the music
And he really had a nice sound system that me and my bro kinda destroyed
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ps: Damn If I had millions you can bet I would make my dream true (having lot's of speakers, each playing only a certain frequency)
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