Why no interest in reel to reel if you're looking for the ultimate sound?

I’m still trying to figure out how I’m going to buy some NOS Telefunkens for my tube phono preamp.

You can go up the ladder, but it ain’t easy if you have to come back down; although I haven’t gone as far as that cartoon.

My professional portable SONY cassette player with naked Grado SR-60 headphones provides a surprisingly high percentage of the sound of original master tapes. I find myself turning around, startled, thinking someone is standing behind me. So dynamic! Real, baby!

I have a SONY  KA3ES that I like, they come with exceptional headphone outputs.

Some people have the ability to hear but not the ability to "listen". I've noticed that my rig is sounding extra special; that's because of "the quiet grid". This means that almost everyone else's rig is sounding better, they just haven't noticed.

This "lock-down" has produced what might be the quietest grid in history. All that activity that's normally on everyone's AC outlet diminishes a "black background" and holographic imaging. Those are two very expensive items that are produced to a great extent by the expensive power supply on high end equipment, and now you're getting the end result of all that expense for free.

If I'm getting all this improvement, I feel certain you are too, because of the decrease in activity on your electrical grid.

Do some critical listening and tell me if you notice an improvement in your rig?

I never thought about the AC being cleaner. No wonder my system has sounded so good the last couple of months.