If one point of the original post is, one does not need to mortgage the house for excellent sound, couldn't agree more. Changing up listing rooms can achieve the results of spending thousands, to be sure and is great advice. (And hope that people with real money problems can get the appropriate help.) But...
Enjoying the music AND the equipment are not mutually exclusive. In fact I get great pleasure out of trying to match the recording with a playback system, including the room. (Yes, I have many, probably like others)
If this means listening on a Victrola, so be it. Talk about a pure signal: no wires, no amps and a 5 cent needle. Below average playback systems can hide some poorly made recording. That's ok.
One trend is clear. It costs less and less every year to obtain, "great sound." (And some, "good sound" for a mere pittance) The era of engaging sonic technologies for the masses is upon us.
Enjoying the music AND the equipment are not mutually exclusive. In fact I get great pleasure out of trying to match the recording with a playback system, including the room. (Yes, I have many, probably like others)
If this means listening on a Victrola, so be it. Talk about a pure signal: no wires, no amps and a 5 cent needle. Below average playback systems can hide some poorly made recording. That's ok.
One trend is clear. It costs less and less every year to obtain, "great sound." (And some, "good sound" for a mere pittance) The era of engaging sonic technologies for the masses is upon us.