@calvinj I guess I could agree that exposure to a lot of things would be a positive however I do not agree with the, a lot of expensive things, part. I find that once you get beyond a certain price threshold going higher in price is not really related to sound quality.
And my reference to experience is more in the vein of experience with how to build these things and how they work. In my area there are get-togethers and I almost always find that guys who build their own things ( or who know a lot about electronics) are not impressed with price tags and fancy cabling.
And I know right off the bat that many folks will think that it's not top-tier sound because it is not commercially available. Nothing could be further from the truth. I know a guy who was in the top tier of his field of Radio telecommunications and he has built every part of his system except for the phono cartridge. One of the best systems I have ever heard if not the best. And he is just totally disgusted with the high-end in general.
