The big advance these days are +/- $1K Hi-Res music players, the newest Sony Walkman among them. They play .wav, mp3, and flat files. If you’ve never listened to one through a really good set of headphones, like Audeze LCD, you’d be in for an expensive shock. The problem is that once you’ve heard how good music can sound, you don’t want to go back.
$1000 for a pair of headphones? Look, I have tinnitus and hearing loss. It’s not worth it.
“...The problem is that once you’ve heard how good music can sound, you don’t want to go back.”
I’ve had unbelievably great speakers throughout my life, I know how good music sounds.
Big Klipsch speakers with mediocre electronics — sold them to a band and then ordered a custom pair of La Scala’s paired with a superb Carver amp (sounded much better than McIntosh — still have it).
I have a friend who has a $300,000 pair of speakers with a 400 pound set of crossovers (came with the speakers) — I believe I understand GOOD sound.
For the time the TPS-L2 was ASTOUNDING! The first TPS-L2 I ever heard was from a friend who had a sister who was a model (several BIG covers on national magazines) and brought a unit back from Japan.
I literally purchased the first TPS-L2 in the PNW.
It was that good.
Thanks for your reply...I DO appreciate it.