I am so happy.....

Great posts!!

It's been said that as we get older we choose between the "scerinity," and "the hit".  Inner peace, or the next adrenaline rush.  Music can give us both (sometimes in the same piece).  I disagree, in principal, with the statement: "Audiophiles listen to equipment.  Not music."  I belive we drill down deeper into the music than most, listen to (and, for) subleties that would escape the perception of "the average listener".  We just need to have the discipline to turn off our inner audiophile and take in the masterpiece that's on full display in front of us.  I suspect that we've gotten pretty good at doing this.  Among other things.

So happy for cakyol for arriving in a good place.  Taking an active role in your system's development by designing and building your own power amp makes it that much better.  I designed and built my own speakers and I have to admit that some self-congratulatory moments occur when I'm listening.

Well done, sir.

Good for you! It's all about finding something that makes you happy and allows you to enjoy your own music. 

You go and be happy! It's so counter-cultural.

Great to focus on gratitude of the sound we have achieved and the appreciation of it. Thanks for reminding us how good we have it at.

wow, so much snark on this site. 

I'm actually very happy for you. I have a mix of vintage Mac pieces and new stuff. Somehow it all works and I'm happy to listen to my talking heads. 

Remember, there is only two kinds of music: music you like and music you don't. 

In few sentences:

The electronic design must be subordinated to the acoustic science and must serve the acoustic experience of the listener in his controlled room... ANY relatively good design will do the job...

In audio magazine review it is the reverse presentation: the acoustic of a room is secondary addition to the gear choice and even the music is there to make the system shine...And the costlier the design the better it is supposed to be nevermind the acoustic...

After all this brainwashing it is not suprizing that people confuse head and tail...

Some plunge into a neurosis :

« Is my gear system good enough? Probably not, then i must upgrade.... Is my upgrade piece compatible with this other one? because my sound is good for some music style but not for this other music style... Then i must change another piece of gear...Etc The infamous wheel of neurosis goes on this way » 😁😊

All that because they dont know because of the gear marketing programmation sellers faulty practice how to make ANY piece of gear at ANY price shine at his peak potential working level in a treated and controlled room....

The symptoms of this neurosis in all audio threads are debates about, cables, fuses, digital versus analog etc all debates divided in 2 warring camps : the gear brand name tasting "subjective" fetichists versus the "objective" measuring tool fetichists... Their common blind spot is a complete ignorance and forgetfulness of acoustic and psycho-acoustic HUGE role in the making of the final experience...

It is comical but dramatic because it guide people on erroneus paths...For sure there is difference between cables,fuses, or anything else but these differences are small one generally, compared to acoustic treatment impact and mechanical acoustic controls, and anyway sometimes these diffrences are not audible for acoustic reason...How do you hear subtle difference of timbre in a bad room ?

For sure there is a difference between a piece of design of low cost and a 100,000 bucks speakers...It goes without saying... 😁😊

But the main tool will ever be and will ever stay the acoustical tool not an upgrade.....Save if you upgrade to a completely NEW high level of price...If not, the difference will be a minute one compared to an improved acoustic...This is my point...

Acoustic is the sleeping princess, the pieces of gear are only the 7 working dwarves, and the kissing prince is the psycho-acoustic method which will awake the princess to be bride......