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On Thu, 14 Jul 2005 07:02:38 GMT, "dean" <deanknguyen@msn.com> wrote:

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>> Dean, the price is $200USD, not $2000USD. Arny had said for the price
>> of replacing the laser in the XA7ES (less than $200USD), I could get a
>> new one which sounds as good. So I asked him to name some player for
>> under $200USD, which he did. Althought I'm not entirely convinced that
>> it will sound as good though.
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>** In that case, I can tell you that wont be able to find anything as good
>as XA7ES for $200USD. 

Sure you will, if it's sound quality you're interested in.

>I don't read Audio magazines or online reviews but I
>do trust my ears and cheapo CD players is no where near as good as flagship
>models players like XA7ES.

Utter bullshit. All good CD players sound the same. Only the really
expensive 'high end' players tend to be so badly designed that they
sound different....................

> Even with DVD players ( though I am not into home
>theatre that much ) the difference in picture &sound between a cheap DVD
>players and top range DVD players are apparent.

Differences in picture, certainly. In sound, uh uh.

>One of my friends bought a pair of Acoustic Image from the "White Van Scam"
>gang awhile ago. Even though I told him that those speakers consist of cheap
>drivers and probably don't have cross-over networks and they sounded
>*horrible* comparing many other budget speakers ( Dali, Jamo ). He did not
>believe me and total convinced that they were as good as Dynaudio Contour
>series which he have heard in the HiFi shop. Until I have found an article
>about the scam and shown him and ever since then they have been used as
>seats. This shows you how convinced people can be until.........

Exactly - that's why DBTs are important (not that you need them for
speakers). Use DBTs, and you'll realise that it also works the other
way - a $10,000 'designer label' CD player simply does *not* sound
better  - or even different - than a $200 'Chinky cheapy' universal
player such as the Pioneer DV-575A. Of course, you don't get bragging
rights with the Pioneer........
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