poppachubby

I agree 100% but the problem is once you open the door you get people like me.

Seriously though - I suppose in a black and white view it is either all subjective or it is all objective. The former means that the Bose 901 and the $100 Sony speakers with the 12 inch woofer is just as good as a Dynaudio Temptation or Soundlab U-1, Revel Salon II because "it's all subjective."

Of course the notion is ridiculous.

However, if we now say wait a minute there is "objectivity" to it then we get into endless debates as to which is better than what at what price or technology and people blather about measurements and blind listening (myself included).

What I think would be beneficial is for people to have a general league table of what they think is the best at doing what and maybe why. The review press - even the guys at Stereophile don't really do a great job of this. That is why there are strongly held camps that seem to be polar opposite the other camp. No one gives any ground on their position.

The problem with ladders of improvement is that it generally only works within a brand line-up and less so across brands. Simply because most speaker lines have a house sound which often differs from another brand. If you prefer the House sound of one maker you may like their $7K speaker than the house sound of a competing speaker maker at $50k. This is because the $50K version is an extension, usually, of the house sound of lower priced models. In other words - simply making a bigger more powerful version of a speaker you don't really care for isn't going to change your view because it has a high price tag. But if you LOVE the sound of the lower model and you know it very well - you may hear the higher priced model and be able to really tell what it brings to the table. And the $50k price point might be justifiable. After all $50k to Bill Gates is like 50cents to you or me.