rokkyboy
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Very good point.. I guess I was blinded by my own thought. She is not very good with electronics and I agree with your concern.
I read that without AMP, hi-fi headphones does not perform well.
If I get SACD player, decent AMP, and a headphone that goes with the AMP, to start, and invest the rest of the budget to SACDs, would that be a wiser call? =]
How different is the SQ of SACD from a normal CD? can most people notice it like HD and Blu-Ray?
As for the orchestra tickets.. I kept asking her to go, but she just doesn't want to. I think she thinks of it as a luxury right now, which makes me quite sad.
Thanks! =]
Originally Posted by tutelary /img/forum/go_quote.gif Be sure you aren't over doing it. If you set all this up will your mother be able to use it? My mother can barely double click a mouse, and I honestly think a lot of mothers are this way. Electronic equipment with too many knobs, settings, or buttons tends to frighten older women who are scared they will 'mess something up'. I know that sounds incredibly sexist, but there it is. You should also take age into consideration. Most people of any advanced age will suffer a normal amount of hearing loss which might render them unable to hear nuances of sound that better equipment can deliver. I just hate to see you potentially spend $2500 for something when nice $200, $300 headphones will deliver a quality experience for her and anything else would be excessively useless. Couldn't you just get her nice headphones and spend the rest on orchestra tickets? Even someone working full time can trade shifts so they can get to a show. |
Very good point.. I guess I was blinded by my own thought. She is not very good with electronics and I agree with your concern.
I read that without AMP, hi-fi headphones does not perform well.
If I get SACD player, decent AMP, and a headphone that goes with the AMP, to start, and invest the rest of the budget to SACDs, would that be a wiser call? =]
How different is the SQ of SACD from a normal CD? can most people notice it like HD and Blu-Ray?
As for the orchestra tickets.. I kept asking her to go, but she just doesn't want to. I think she thinks of it as a luxury right now, which makes me quite sad.
Thanks! =]