Number of yrs. to reach the finished line?

i agree tholt, the process, or journey, while challenging, can be enjoyable, becuase of the experimentation involved.

How do you know when you've reached the finish line? Before I discovered the "high end", I thought my "midfi" was hot stuff. It wasn't until I wandered into a "high end emporium" that I made a startling discovery. Now that those places are almost gone, where can you compare what you think is the finish line.

I think it's simply a personal decision. It could be based on things such as you don't want to spend any more money, or the journey has tired you and you don't want to deal with upgrading, or that you feel content enough with what you have, etc.

In my case my room brings me to the end. Limited by the room keeps my speaker put close to the front wall where the Zu speaker still excell.

You guys that like to Dick around with you system what would you upgrade in mine? Speakers have to have bottom end and very close to the front wall.

After we moved, I discovered how much the room means. The new room has a vaulted ceiling and the speakers are not close to the front wall. If you have speakers that work well close to the front wall, keep them, and experiment with amp and pre.