WHY DO PEOPLE FEEL THE NEED TO COMMENT ON CABLES AND EQUIPMENT THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD?

@designsfx +1 Yes room treatments applied correctly make a solid difference in the overall sound quality of ANY system. The issue is you can NOT turn an Emotiva amp into an Esoteric amplifier even with proper room acoustics. Your Naysayers/Snake Oil believers/DIY/Vintage/Frankenstein setups will never accept the truth regarding HEA, that nuances and subtleties don’t have a price point.

@dayglow you said it perfectly in my personal opinion. The HEA the little nuances like space, dimensionality, image placement, soundstage depth, width, height, noise floors, treble decay. These are just a few things that for the most part the High End typically does better.  For some folks it’s not worth it. But to some of us it’s like having a concert in your room anytime you choose. Some can and will pay for it. Others won’t. 

@calvinj  I think we are on the same page.  If someone asks my opinion I’ll give it but I am not one to pass final judgement on things I know little about or have no direct experience with. 

@mapman i agree with you.  I posted this because I see a lot of that happening.  I see a lot of generalizations. I see a lot of spec talk unrelated to actual sound. I see folks that think you are not hearing what you are hearing and they will tell you what you hearing. Which is crazy to me 

I’d say in general if someone posts and asks for opinions, anybody can offer their’s …..no rules attached. Then it’s up to the reader to figure out which ones matter to them and why.