How competitive are you with your system?

"competitive" isn't the the same as being able to compare.

Everything I do with my love of music is for me. The guy who was the best man at my wedding happily still uses the receiver and speakers that we bought when we were in college.  My brother happily listens to his tunes through his phones speakers. I have another friend who has a system that probably costs $400,000-$600,000 and he probably listens to it a hour a month.  If they are happy, I am happy.  Absolutely no need for competition here.

Oh and my dog isn’t better cause he eats Kennel Ration either. ( do they even still make that stuff?)

1) Nope.

2) Yup.

@bjesien 

Great satire...sounded like the orange one, on any subject 😄

My system is the best system ever. We’re talking tone like you wouldn’t believe. Texture is off the charts.  Soundstage? So wide it makes your living room feel like Madison Square Garden. I’ve had audiophiles — big-time people, very serious ears — come over and they’re trembling. Tears in their eyes. One guy said it was better than his wedding day. Everyone says it.

It’s a fascinating pursuit- music is magical and putting together a system to get the best out of the resources I’m able and willing to spend is challenge enough. 
 

I note, however, that for a decidedly uncompetitive group we frequently engage in heated, sometimes vicious discussions concerning tubes vs transistors, the effect of cables, switches, fuses, crystals, vinyl vs. streaming, the meaning of measurements, cheap vs expensive, and so on.

cognitive dissonance.