What is Your End Game System?


How do you "measure" your end game system? Is it by budget, how much it cost? Is it by the luxuriousness of your build and room?

Is it by your components being either state of the art or unobtanium? Is it by the satisfaction you get when you are sitting in your listening chair?

What is your end game system and how do you know when you have reached it?

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@mikelavigne

Well, when you retire you have something to look forward to. I can’t tell you how much joy my system has brought me since retirement. Having time to really immerse yourself and not have to end your sessions because of other responsibilities.

Beautiful system you have there.

I guess current state is end state until it isn’t for me. 
 

The last two years I have reignited my love of music and in doing so upgraded beyond my expectations. Could I upgrade again- I don’t know if I can permit myself to spend the money without guilt. It sounds great and so many other good uses for cash right now given prices and supply chain challenges. 

My end game system? Likely will never truly exist. Same as a perfect anything in life will never exist. That's why we live and keep trying to reach perfectionbut to no avail. However I absolutely love my imperfect system! 

@lalitk All comments are pertaining to my findings. I am not speaking of a general consensus. We all hear differently.

Though to my ears the Fibre Optical cable was the biggest improvement in my streaming setup. Adding a FMC in front of the Fibre also had a minor improvement. I would not even consider streaming without Fibre, such as RJ45 Ethernet input on DACs.

Both of these streaming options were from the posts by the designer of the Ethergen and OpticalRendu. It turned out from what he suggested the improvements on my rig were easy to hear.

 

 

I have not gotten much into headphones but enthusiasts build end game system in headphone rigs too.