The Emperor Has No Clothes!!

@tonywinga 

My wife and I love Savannah!  We’ve been collecting art (that sounds so 18th century!) for almost 30 years now, and it started with a getaway to Savannah.  We bought a couple pieces from a self-trained French Algerian with a studio in Savannah.  We still have and love those pieces, and have added many since.  And don’t get me started about the low country food scene there - oh my!  I’ve always characterized Savannah as a more genteel version of New Orleans. 

There was some Formula One champion who said his main secret to racing success was "brake management" by which he meant using them as sparingly as possible in order to extend their functional life, and apparently he was a supreme master at doing this. Somewhere in there is a metaphor for trying to restrain oneself when faced with the "embarrassment of riches" that is the modern candy store of audio components.

must have been Lauda

@bolong 

an interesting metaphor indeed.  I have frequently been accused of not understanding or embracing the digital side of our hobby whenever I point out the server/streamer craziness out there (and don’t get me started on network switches).  But I’ve tried to use knowledge and common sense as a restraint.  The irony is I’ve been streaming since about 2004 - I invested considerable $ in the original Yamaha Musiccast system: the MCX-1000 server/streamer/DAC, as well as 3 client A10 streamers.  I was an audiophile snob, so didn’t want my home computer touching my audio system.  But to 

oops, fat fingers:  to finish the thought:  I finally realized that the Yamaha stuff was great engineering, but a terrible user interface, which was just getting in the way of musical enjoyment.  That’s when I moved to Sonos (~2007 maybe?), before moving to Roon a few years ago.  The technology is so good, and so simple, I find it easy to stay out of the candy store.