Not necessarily. In fact, we are in a golden age of well-engineered and less expensive devices, from DACs to amplifiers to headphones and IEMs. Good speakers tend to be a bit pricier simply due to the masses needed to damp out vibration modes, larger magnets, and so on, but there are fantastic speakers at relatively low prices as well. Sites…
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It’s a very common complaint that sites that focus on measuring the frequency reponses of DACs, amplifiers, speakers, and headphones don’t fully capture the capabilities of human hearing. This goes to the heart of the “subjective vs. objective” debate with subjectivists arguing that only by listening to equipment can audiophiles really understand if it is good or bad for their…
