The 10 Audioholics Commandments

[Patrick_Wolf]

My display is only 32 inches. I'm goin' to hell...

 

[DTS-HD MA]

I have one question about when we're taking our speakers into the bathroom. Does the importance of a good sub apply there as well or is it fair to " assume " (lol) that our low end is ..well covered?

 

[Davemcc]

Great rant.

I disagree on the display commandment but that's a personal choice. While I wish my TV was bigger for movies, I wouldn't want to go any bigger for watching sports or too much would be happening away from where my eyes can focus.

Maybe some day I'll add a projector and screen for movies.

Jim

I like the display commandment. I just wish my budget, my house and my wife allowed me to comply. I would love to do a drop down screen in front of my flat screen display.

 

[lsiberian]

My display is only 32 inches. I'm goin' to hell...

No the point is you're already there.

 

[Patrick_Wolf]

No the point is you're already there.

True. I can still redeem thyself!

 

[avliner]

10) Thou shalt not bow down to esoteric gods... or weird Monsters...

 

[goodman]

Once, when I had more money than I had brains, I bought a Rolex Sea Master. It was big and heavy and it gained two minutes a month. I brought it back to the store. The jeweler tested it and declared it was within normal limits. But, I said, it gains two minutes per month. That, he exclaimed, is within normal limits. That's what you get when you buy a precision, Oyster Perpetual mechanical movement, when any cheap quartz watch will give you more accurate time. That, and a few other expensive lessons (BMW, anyone?), have taught me the hard lesson that price is not a good indicator of quality.

 

[shadyJ]

Rolex is more of a piece of craftmenship than an accurate timepiece, rolex isn't claiming to be the most accurate watches out there. In this respect, it can not be compared to ultra-high end audio companies. No one buys Rolex simply to keep close track of the time, at least no one with any sense.

 

[mike c]

since i wear a rolex once in a blue moon, i'd have to adjust everytime i wear one.

i do wear a tag heuer everyday, and i think it's pretty accurate (considering it's not quartz)

 

[JerryLove]

That, and a few other expensive lessons (BMW, anyone?), have taught me the hard lesson that price is not a good indicator of quality.

The M3 has the shortest stopping distance of any car Edmunds has ever tested, the 5-series was repeatedly named "best car at any price" by car-and-driver (mostly in the late 90s), the M5 remains a Top Gear "best car", the BMW 500HP engine is used by many esoteric supercars because of it's performance (the other common one is the Audi 500HP engine, though that's often (like the Bugatti Veyron) by sub-comanies of VW).

No. Price is not a good indicator of quality: but then again what is quality. If a Honda has a lower repair rate, and a BMW is faster, more nimble, safer, and has a higher customer satisfaction: which has more "quality"?

 

[goodman]

The M3 has the shortest stopping distance of any car Edmunds has ever tested, the 5-series was repeatedly named "best car at any price" by car-and-driver (mostly in the late 90s), the M5 remains a Top Gear "best car", the BMW 500HP engine is used by many esoteric supercars because of it's performance (the other common one is the Audi 500HP engine, though that's often (like the Bugatti Veyron) by sub-comanies of VW).
No. Price is not a good indicator of quality: but then again what is quality. If a Honda has a lower repair rate, and a BMW is faster, more nimble, safer, and has a higher customer satisfaction: which has more "quality"?

The Honda has more quality, because the Honda does not have run-flat tires that wear out in 12,000 miles, high pressure fuel pumps that fail in 3,000 miles, navigation and audio systems that go dark, batteries that go dead after a few thousand miles (BMW blames it on their customers, saying they don't use the cars properly), and wheels that are filthy with brake dust in 200 miles. These deficiencies, in a car supposedly designed for daily use, do not make for high customer satisfaction, even if it goes faster and stops shorter, when it's running, that is.

 

[goodman]

Rolex is more of a piece of craftmenship than an accurate timepiece, rolex isn't claiming to be the most accurate watches out there. In this respect, it can not be compared to ultra-high end audio companies. No one buys Rolex simply to keep close track of the time, at least no one with any sense.

As I said, I had more money than brains at the time. I had so little good sense, I actually expected a Rolex to be an accurate timepiece.

 

[mtrycrafts]

the solution to vaulted ceilings is to move

Or, yet another remodel project or treatment space to tackle.

 

[lsiberian]

The Honda has more quality, because the Honda does not have run-flat tires that wear out in 12,000 miles, high pressure fuel pumps that fail in 3,000 miles, navigation and audio systems that go dark, batteries that go dead after a few thousand miles (BMW blames it on their customers, saying they don't use the cars properly), and wheels that are filthy with brake dust in 200 miles. These deficiencies, in a car supposedly designed for daily use, do not make for high customer satisfaction, even if it goes faster and stops shorter, when it's running, that is.

I think the ultimate test is in handling and safety. BMWs have warranties that you can get for 6 years/unlimited. I'd definitely get that if I owned a new one.