everything sounded great until the upgrade

@mahgister , *wry G* our AG Overlords didn't agree with you on one obviously deleted post...didn't approve of an 'edgy' turn of thought over SAF v. implied demise apparently.

Oh, well.... even great chefs occasionally 'bomb' a dish, so if I dish a bomb there's those who clean up after us....*shrug*  And send the "...stop that *bitch slap* " email over it.  Their forum, their rules, their oversight; trip up, clean up act until the next infraction....

I make no claims on perfection, in life nor audio.

Happily, my spouse enjoys my audio activities overall.  And as long as there's one system that she can 'light up' without a pre-flight checklist, she's good to go. *S*

But thanks for the OHMec reference...I lack his past, but can aspire to create an echo or 3 in the void left behind.  Nobody likes everybody all of the time, and I certainly am an example of that simple fact.
Nor strive to be vanilla in a rocky road world, not in this DNA slushy....

Like most, holding a mental breath to see if one man decides to become the most hated fool on the planet over a desire to further waste lives and real estate.
Politics aside, there's a nastier end game awaiting if we don't start acting like one species v. tattered tribes tormenting each other...

Thanks again.... ;)

at 1:06 AM EDT 5.1.22, I wish y'all a happy May Day and give up on 'this' day...

'Ciao, J

Like most, holding a mental breath to see if one man decides to become the most hated fool on the planet over a desire to further waste lives and real estate.
Politics aside, there's a nastier end game awaiting if we don't start acting like one species v. tattered tribes tormenting each other...

You are very grounded on earth...

My deepest respect....

I would have said "that's dark" a few years ago but in the sci-fi we live in, reason can be a pleasant surprise :)

It could be that a new very good component now shows up how relatively poor the others are. This is common and if not careful leads you down the never ending audio rabbit hole. You buy better speakers, better speakers now need better amp, better amp now needs better DAC, better DAC now needs better source, all done, NIRVANA, no the old speakers are now the weakest link. You buy new speakers but ++++++++. Toe out of speakers means your ears and the extremely directional tweeters are not aligned, this can make speakers sound less bright.

@henry53 

except that I need to stick with my speakers and test other options, cables, DAC, smaller improvements. I received so many great suggestions, I am still playing with my system ,