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Some headphones respond really well. The cheap ones can surprise you.

I started with the expensive ones and they sounded amazing. Cheap ones are next.

I thought all hifi salesmen knew the rule: louder, unless already too loud, always sounds better.

I think it's a reasonable idea that increases in level which are too small for us to perceive as changes in volume may be perceived as changes in quality. I do not know if it has actually been shown.

Or conversely, people who don't often listen loudly would like gear that doesn't need to be cranked to concert-in-a-can levels to sound halfway nice :)

During demos, my first action was always to turn the volume down.

Forces us to listen to music instead of tubes. I like this idea.

Chassis will be square, and large, and slightly unattractive: https://i.imgur.com/DzC6lkx.jpg

Ah, yes, I remember our family Radiogram :)

Get a room, you two!

This is the way you deal with a few dislikes on your bs posts (now deleted). Grow up!

LOL, more than a few people here that NEED to grow up.