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?

kota1

@holmz , great point about putting it together thoughtfully. When I initially invested in higher end gear I bought what I felt was the best fit for my needs because I new it would likely be a lifetime investment. I have made two major upgrades since being in this hobby. One was going from surround sound to immersive audio and investing in a new processor and height channels. The next was when I upgraded my room treatments for a new listening room. Buy once, cry once as they say :).

I'll see if I can upload my measurements in my profile later.

@mikelavigne , OMG, your system makes the systems at CEDIA seem entry level. I noticed you use Auralex T-fusors in the front, did you fill them with rockwool of polyfil? I use the Geofusors on the ceiling You must get room service all the time because I would not want to leave that room once I sit down. Your vinyl collection is incredible. The Equitech power panel is inspiring, might as well treat the source right?

What would you have done differently when you started your journey if you knew then what you know now? Any advice for those starting their end game build?

@ghdprentice , awesome pics in your profile. Your headphone setup looks incredible with those big tube amps. I see you went with a tasteful Persian rug that doubles as room treatments, nice. Of the systems you have posted which one gets the most use? If you could only keep one component of all your systems which one would you keep?

@overthemoon , your system looks awesome, love the attention to the power cables and conditioner . What is that white panel on the left wall, a room treatment?

@kota1 thanks!  I admit I needed to test and experiment to be convinced speaker cables, power cables and audio stands can make a difference.

The white panel is a TV antennae...

My rug with a 3/4" wool pad along with cellular blinds are highly impactful in my room.