phd, I am new to Audiogon with regard to posting, but I get the weekly review and read many threads and I finally needed to hopefully provide some perspective.
I do agree with you about a good sounding system, just don't obsess about making it perfect. Stay within a reasonable budget for your means. And whatever you do, don't feel bad when you listen.
tomcy6, when I was able to listen at very high volume, I would often have to RUN to my volume control when a song that I downloaded would pop up to make sure no damage came to my speakers because I could hear the distortion. And there are some albums (or sometimes just single tracks on an album) that no matter what you are listening to them on, they sound bad. Not sure why the artist or the record company let that happen, but it's just the way it is. Poor engineering for sure. And then there are other albums that are the exact opposite and sound perfect on everything. I guess it goes to professionalism.
I do agree with you about a good sounding system, just don't obsess about making it perfect. Stay within a reasonable budget for your means. And whatever you do, don't feel bad when you listen.
tomcy6, when I was able to listen at very high volume, I would often have to RUN to my volume control when a song that I downloaded would pop up to make sure no damage came to my speakers because I could hear the distortion. And there are some albums (or sometimes just single tracks on an album) that no matter what you are listening to them on, they sound bad. Not sure why the artist or the record company let that happen, but it's just the way it is. Poor engineering for sure. And then there are other albums that are the exact opposite and sound perfect on everything. I guess it goes to professionalism.