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Did a satisfaction threshold exist under 1000 bucks ?

Is there a minimal/optimal subjective and also objective threshold of minimal satisfaction ?
 
If so, many upgrade chasing may seems like a dog chasing his tail....😁
 
I just live through one of this upgrading  event...
 
My system is very good, and when i tried to upgrade it , it was more a curiosity about the new amplifier than a real need...
 
But keep in mind that my system is 700 bucks for all components... My upgrade trying cost 1000 bucks...😁
 
Anyway i myself think that there is objective acoustic factors that define good sound, and when these factors are there on this threshold line , most upgrade are a change not always for the better  not an improvement...
 
Am i alone who live throught this ? am i alone to be satisfied by under 1000 bucks system, headphone and speakers dac and amplifier included ?😁
 
For sure i listen alone... Many had wife and friends listening with them... This implicate costlier system able to accomodate a room , not headphone or small speakers for one in an acoustic corner for one ...
Anyway am i alone in acoustic bliss with under 1000 bucks system ?
 
 
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mahgister OP
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i was always original it seems ... 😊

Do you think acoustic conditions define good sound or "price tag" ?

I just improve my small box speakers by acoustic embeddings so much they are completely satisfying...

I modify them...Put them in a designed acoustic corner...

Cost of my small speakers : 100 bucks...

They best most headphone on the market and many speakers in living room ......

😊

 

Yes, you are.

 

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mijostyn
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@mahgister 

That depends more on the listener than the equipment and the variation is so wide there is no reliable answer. You would have to ask 10,000 random people and analyze the results.

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mahgister OP
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For sure you are right...

I was just curious about the way some people would be  able to create a very good audio system for low price and a good audiophile experience...

For sure for people owning costlier gear my claim is preposterous...😁 Money talk here...

But acoustic do more than what most people think.... And the right components... And the right synergy...

Anyway i am in heaven ... I am just curious to know if there is  anyone happy with under 1000 bucks system and why as i am  ...

 

@mahgister

That depends more on the listener than the equipment and the variation is so wide there is no reliable answer. You would have to ask 10,000 random people and analyze the results.

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hilde45
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If I already know that my budget is limited, I adjust my expectations.

I’m happier if I believe that the thing I cannot afford won’t make much of a difference.

The challenge is this: if part of my mind suspects this is false, how do I convince the other part of my mind to believe it.

Orwell called this doublethink. One way I accomplish this is I find other people to help me convince myself that what I want to believe is true.

jl35
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I have an inexpensive system that I like very much...but I like my main system much more...but could be happy with my under $1000 system if need be...

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