Agreed!
There is so much that could be said but none of it would be audio related or help this thread in any way , shape or form so i will zip it... lol.
As far as the solitary listening, that has been something I am very used to as the wife has zero interest in sharing even if I played "her" music.
So I get all excited over improved sound mostly for my own satisfaction.
I do have one good friend in the locality and we do share listening experiences based on changes so that is actually a very nice event.
In fact I am due to go over and listen to his new music server hopefully later today.