My merry-go-round has been spinning so fast for the last 3 years, I'm motion sick. This was triggered by being blessed with a new, big listening area. Instead of moving my little system from it's little space, I built a second one from the ground up.
Everything I have tried has not worked. I just took down a drop ceiling that I thought would improve the sound in the basement and reduce the sound in the rest of the house. It did neither.
Still, I have to say it has been a most rewarding, exciting, and fun obsession. And I know My system is light years ahead of where I started.
I don't keep upgrading the same component over and over; but try to achieve as good a synergy as I can with a limited budget. That limitation means I am often buying used equipment and sometimes (rarely) I haven't been able to listen to it before committing. Very often I cannot actually compare candidate components side-by-side, let alone in my own space. One of the sources of data I use in my decision process is these forums. They have been a lot of help, especially since none of my friends or family enjoy this hobby. (most especially my darling wife.) So without access to the experience here I'd be out on an island. Do I filter what I read? You bet your a$$! But one gets to know who is genuinely trying to help and who just likes to get in the way.
Thanks to all the former! I think my merry-go-round is almost stopped.
Everything I have tried has not worked. I just took down a drop ceiling that I thought would improve the sound in the basement and reduce the sound in the rest of the house. It did neither.
Still, I have to say it has been a most rewarding, exciting, and fun obsession. And I know My system is light years ahead of where I started.
I don't keep upgrading the same component over and over; but try to achieve as good a synergy as I can with a limited budget. That limitation means I am often buying used equipment and sometimes (rarely) I haven't been able to listen to it before committing. Very often I cannot actually compare candidate components side-by-side, let alone in my own space. One of the sources of data I use in my decision process is these forums. They have been a lot of help, especially since none of my friends or family enjoy this hobby. (most especially my darling wife.) So without access to the experience here I'd be out on an island. Do I filter what I read? You bet your a$$! But one gets to know who is genuinely trying to help and who just likes to get in the way.
Thanks to all the former! I think my merry-go-round is almost stopped.