dsper, you spent $6200. You over paid. I could have gotten it all for $3851. 23, lol. To the OP....you and I have been on a roller coaster here, with many " differences of opinion ". Generally, with your " doctor stuff ", pointing fingers at me, and others, that much of what have claimed to hear, is all in our heads. I will no longer debate these issues with you, as we will go our own ways on this. ymmv...I do feel, your thread here, interesting. You " acquired " a $25 K plus system, from a relative ( when you started posting here ), and back then, during this time, you indicated, as much as you have enjoyed it, you would never have spent that amount of money, yourself, on a music playback system. As you have just stated, access to capitol, is not an issue for you. So, I would like to ask you a question, if you will respond, and this is up to you, as other readers, besides myself, will be reading. The question is : Owning these two systems, the one at your home, and the one at your cabin, knowing what you now know, specifically, the world of higher end audio, would you spend $25 K, on a system, for your home, at this point in time? I hope I asked this correctly....As a retired audio consultant, I can tell you, I have helped multiples of 100's of people, over the many years of doing this, get into systems, for recorded music reproduction, in their homes, and studios, and, at many different price levels. The two biggest lessens I learned, over these years, is, 1 : Awesome systems can be put together, at every price level. 2 : Excluding high end earphone / headphone systems, the " room " , can make an entry level system sound awesome, or, a mega buck system, sound awful. Of course, the goal is, to make all systems sound awesome. I will end it here, as this thread is not about me. Enjoy ! MrD.
