No more "High End" for me...Back to Reality Audio
After a 3 year roller coaster ride with so called "Audiophile High End" Tube Amps,/Tube Preamps, multi thousand dollar DAC's, Speakers of all shapes and sizes, and several DIY mods. I've settled on what will be my "forever system" and stop chasing a Dragon that I'll never catch. There's more important things in life to worry about. Plus HIgh End crap can be very fickle at times. It has taught me though what sounds good and how to get there and of course how much it will cost new or slightly used.
For the first time, I'm building a system around the Speakers. I'm an electronics Geek so that has ALWAYS come first. I've always done DIY Speakers as well form High School to College to married life (my Wife puts up with A LOT).
My Bose 901 "passion" will be with me forever. I will defend those Sealed Box odd shaped boxes till I do. Any old Geezer will be told off wherever they knock that Brand down. I did it last last week.
Anyways, the list :
To those still chasing the Dragon. Enjoy !
@waytoomuchstuff +1. 8 and 9 are just two of the extensive mods I've done to my Klipschorns, upgrading over SonicCaps certainly worthwhile. Tractrix horns and John Allen A-55G mid driver also very nice!
With Klipsch Heritage one needn't spend a fortune on amplification, for the Khorns a nice little 2a3 could do a fine job. 300B's also don't have to be most expensive of amps. DIY modded Klipsch Heritage and low power SET would make basis for system with top line sound at budget price. |
Very well said ! I myself distinguish very precisely between gear upgrade related to high end products and acoustic control related to high end sound quality... You can have high end products with a not so well high end sound quality, but you can also have high end sound quality with relatively low cost components which had a relatively basic good design for sure... Price tag is a red herring ... Acoustic is the key....
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Adequation and synergy between the CHOSEN audio system and the room is the destination... Chasing gear without adapting acoustically the room for the system does not preclude the enjoyment of spending money for sure , but upgrading gear is not ACOUSTIC experience...It is acoustic ignorance if upgrading is done for the sake of changing the pain’s place or the "tasted" colors...Sorry.... My definition of the journey is not the same as you... The better ratio of S.Q. / cost for listening MUSIC....Thats all.... A high end sound which is not created by a high end system but by acoustic at peanuts cost...This is my journey... Is it no an interesting journey? I prefer that to meaningless upgrade because ignorance of basic acoustic... Audio is acoustic FIRST and electronic engineering second...not the reverse...Guess why? 😁😊
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