Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site druxo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!mtuxo!drutx!druxo!knf From: knf@druxo.UUCP (FricklasK) Newsgroups: net.audio Subject: Re: Are these related??? Message-ID: <904@druxo.UUCP> Date: Sun, 14-Jul-85 23:50:46 EDT Article-I.D.: druxo.904 Posted: Sun Jul 14 23:50:46 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 17-Jul-85 04:37:40 EDT References: <5700085@uiucdcsb> Organization: AT&T Information Systems Laboratories, Denver Lines: 22 Ok, ok -- here's my philosophy: 1) Always improve your system-- never buy a component that is worse than what you always have, as that will hinder you from improving other components later. 2) When advising, always suggest something that is equivalent or slightly higher quality than what a person already has (requiring a knowledge of what they have). If a person has $1000 speakers, he may think he needs a $1000 turntable, when a $250 or $350 one will do fine. 3) If you can't afford something that won't create a downgrade in quality of your system, either wait until you can afford it or buy something CHEAP to tide you over (watch the stereo classifieds in the paper, for example) until you can afford it, so you won't have spent so much money that it puts off your decision to buy something that IS as good as what you have. 4) There are ALWAYS deals to be had. Don't assume that because a component costs $1000 that a person is going to pay that much for it. Be on the lookout for a deal, and BE AWARE of what a deal is. This requires know- ledge of stuff BETTER than what you have. Ken Fricklas P.S. I also like NAD (and Proton) equipment.