Are you on or off? What say you?

One thing is sure for me ...

Since i created my last small room with the less costlier of all the speakers i ever bought , i am amazed by the results of my modification on them and by a so good sound ( not high end for sure😊 i dont claim the impossible here ) from so small self powered speakers ... Timbre is not bad but even good , soundstage encompass me and include me and the imaging is good... So much i listen music amazed and happy ...

A minimal acoustical satisfying experience is possible passed some threshold of mechanical, electrical and acoustical optimization ..

I am proud of my S.Q. cost ratio and i am not jealous and desesperate by bad sound as it was in 2000 when i was owning no amplifier nor any dac anymore , and when i decided to go headphones... But no headphones ever satisfied me in spite of all my modifications , nor any speakers till i learned acoustics by experiments ..

Now i know enough , i was able to recreate a second system modifying the speakers porthole and tweeter and modifying my  best headphone for the better   ...

I am happy and proud ..

learning and creativity over big money ...

though I've been slowly upgrading for decades, I always was happy with what I had, so never felt the merry go round...currently at point where no major purchases lurking...

I’m neither on nor off the Merry-go-round.   I love my music and my systems that present it.   I’m also open to new ideas and equipment to improve the presentation.  Sometimes I shop and buy, sometimes I don’t.

Face it, if you're still visiting this site you're not really off.

What do you speak about?😊😉

I come for friends and discussion ... I am retired... I like jazz and other musical forms and spoke about them ...

I am fascinated by hearing and acoustics ...

I dont purchase tweaks ( i created mine ) i dont need upgrades for my low cost very surprizingly good system ...

Dont generalize... each person had his own motives to came here and it is not always the result of an obsession ... I am passionate not obsessed ...

But you spoke about yourself in reality , i understand, and not knowing how to really go in then you cannot go out ...

The solution is simple : read about acoustics concepts and experiment BEFORE upgrading ... Perhaps you will not even need to upgrade ...

Face it, if you’re still visiting this site you’re not really off.