Build a dream setup with great components/room and you STILL need a "black box."

Just part of audio as a hobby-in search of T.I.A. kind of thing I guess?

"in search of T.I.A. kind of thing I guess?

TIA was supposed to be T.A.S.

No one needs a TIA-trans ischemic attack!

Carry on.

I think this is kind of like the spring reverb a friend of mine had in his 1957 Chevy (6 cylinder, 4 door , 3 on the tree). Had an AM radio since FM was not yet a thing in our area. No 8 track or Cassette either, not invented yet.

That was our version of High end audio.