My Impression.

[gjpham]

Your all wrong! There is no High End, and all this stuff sounds the same. 6000$ preamps? You gotta be kidding, all people with big systems and lots of money invested are just big egos with small brains. Flo

I'm scared to agree with you 100% but I will vote 95% for it. This is gotta hurt but I will agree with your statement. Ego = yes, big one. Small brain= I woulnd't dare to say.
I have a source that I can come and listen to his many diff "high end" systems (no, it's not my in-law") which I could not even promounce or write the names down to Google them. My thoughts to Audio World is that if you have the money, go for what you think it is "sound good". because you can. If you can't afford the "high end" then dream on. But let me tell you, it's not all that. You may dissapointed both in sound and your bank account. Those "high end" speakers don't sound bad. They sound great and I can guarantee you that, but if I have to seat in front of them and squeze and squeze many hours to pick out what the "high end" speakers really made of then I can't really afford them. Make the story short, let's do a comparasion in audio cables. Yes, they sound diff but how much? Since they won't break my bank, I can afford them. In the end, dreams are always beautiful, aren't they?