What is the current retail cost of your reference system?
It would be interesting to share this as I am not sure some of us understand how decisions are made within the framework of cost and resolution. Please avoid used prices as that muddys the water significantly. Also cabling costs would be revealing as well if willing to share.
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hysteve, My history tracks somewhat the same as yours both in the original and the new. Funny how these things work sometimes. The more interesting thing is comparing where people did and did not allocate money. Few mentioned the room. Everyone must have at least some absorbing panels. Many have dedicated power lines. Those are audiophile costs. If you have $10k or more in a system and nothing in the room you have erred. Nobody is counting the offset costs. What are those? You spend $5k on some audio item and that means the spouse spends $5k on something they want. Now that can jump things up in a hurry. Music acquisition. About $27/month for Roon + Qobuz. I do not have vinyl. so not buying any pricey LPs. What other hidden costs of audio? Travel to shows. Extra ear exams? Custom ear protection? Better car system? Office system? What's your time worth? Watching youtubes, reading reviews, tweaking a system? Zoom meetings.
I think I will quit now.
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