jetter sez:
"At a certain point saying how much you love your sound and then doing anything to change it under the guise of refinement seems disingenuous and bound to fail."
It seems to me, Jetter, that people come to this hobby in two flavors. There are equipment freaks and then there are music lovers. As for me, any improvement I make to the system that gets me closer to the music, I'm all in.
While I do "love" the sound currently offered up by the system, if the installation of a new tweak, Herbie's tube dampeners for example (highly recommended), allows for more realism, especially in the area of correct tonal balance, I'm on it.
I agree with you to a point Jetter ... most seasoned audiophiles have met the type who spend an ungodly amount on their equipment and have a paltry music collection consisting of mostly "audiophile" type of recordings. These are the equipment freaks who are just chasing their tails.
On the other hand, there are those who have thousands of recordings in their collections who listen through modified Dyna 70's and Dyna Pas-3's and enjoy every second of it. I wouldn't fault this guy for upgrading to a nice ARC Classic 60 and an ARC SP-14. Or for that matter, fault him/her for just sticking SR Black fuses in his Dyna equipment. Same thing applies all the way up the line.
When ever I'm invited to hear a system in a home for the first time, I always check the music collection out first. It says all one needs to know.
Its the music first ... always. :-)
Frank
"At a certain point saying how much you love your sound and then doing anything to change it under the guise of refinement seems disingenuous and bound to fail."
It seems to me, Jetter, that people come to this hobby in two flavors. There are equipment freaks and then there are music lovers. As for me, any improvement I make to the system that gets me closer to the music, I'm all in.
While I do "love" the sound currently offered up by the system, if the installation of a new tweak, Herbie's tube dampeners for example (highly recommended), allows for more realism, especially in the area of correct tonal balance, I'm on it.
I agree with you to a point Jetter ... most seasoned audiophiles have met the type who spend an ungodly amount on their equipment and have a paltry music collection consisting of mostly "audiophile" type of recordings. These are the equipment freaks who are just chasing their tails.
On the other hand, there are those who have thousands of recordings in their collections who listen through modified Dyna 70's and Dyna Pas-3's and enjoy every second of it. I wouldn't fault this guy for upgrading to a nice ARC Classic 60 and an ARC SP-14. Or for that matter, fault him/her for just sticking SR Black fuses in his Dyna equipment. Same thing applies all the way up the line.
When ever I'm invited to hear a system in a home for the first time, I always check the music collection out first. It says all one needs to know.
Its the music first ... always. :-)
Frank
