The Law of Accelerating Returns

Don't worry Jerry I hear Ukraine is going into the scrape Iron business and will become the new world leader in scrap Russian iron for building a BETTER Ukraine.  After they refine the crappy alloys used enough, they could use them for new toilets and sewage line infrastructure. You know, "here's thinking of you" FLUSH!  

Underwood HiFi has terrific products priced well below the big name brands. Priced for the blue collar who loves excellent playback.

Their Voyager 350 GaN amp is amazing, as is their Core Power products. I also have their Emerald Physics 3.4s, which are out of production (sadly), but blew away my Magnepan 3.5Rs

I Can't quite determine if OCD is a pre-requisite to becoming an Audiophile or is an affliction brought on by being one.

Not that I don't believe in matching components and speakers to work together; not that I don't believe in proper set up of room and components, but sometimes, even when we think we have everything sounding really good, we can't just enjoy the music - we have to fix it till it's broke and then start over, or at least find the next new fix. Usually the more expensive the fix, the better we feel, at least for a while. 

Although reviews and articles on audio gear are sometimes interesting and informative, as far as the AS article, as well as other professional articles and reviews, it's important to consider that their primary objective is to push and promote expensive audio gear - that's what pays the bills.......Jim

I've never forgiven them for their 4-part series on digital audio where they reported the original file on the hard drive sounded better than a copy on the hard drive.   
 

I have noticed many things in digital audio That doesn’t make sense but nevertheless are audible.  A file played off my hardware raid sound better than the same file copied onto my software raid.  And Jriver is set to memory play.  Makes no sense but it’s there. 

@jhills

I have to attest to OCD coming with the audiophile affliction in my case. I am not a perfectionist… I am at the other end of the spectrum. I have a perfectionist friend… who has had his life destroyed by it. Not a fan. But audio… The incredible positive reinforcement I have received by attention to detail and paying attention to what stuff sounds like has been so rewarding it is amazing.