Have I Found the Holy Grail of Audio Systems? My Surprising Discovery

rowlocktrysail good point ,hav8ng owned a audio store and 40+ years I audio 

sometimes I get aggravated when mfg don’t go all out , that’s me being too technical at times , I have gone over to aAudiophiles house with a $250k  system 

then come back home and start analyzing my audio and  it takes the essence out of why you got into audio in the first place , That being said ,as long as you can afford to the quest for better sound is rarely over..when I had the Audio store I got spoiled with$100k systems now I enjoy trying toget close for less then half that 

and with loudspeakers many people don’t realize by putting in $2-2500  in upgrading yourLoudspeakers Xover it’s sounds at least= too adding a 50% more $$ 

expensive speaker , electronics too , even your connectors ,copper is far better sounding then brass which many companies use,even the IEC they uses $5 

why nota Furutech gold copper their cost under $20 2x+ better conductor much less resistance ,.Everything counts !!

I don’t think most here would call that setup “modest”. Congrats on making it all come together.

I do have to agree on the quality of components manufacturers use in their products. While understandable at the low end, say under $1000, there is no excuse in more expensive construction. I’ve built or ungraded amps over the years and have been amazed at what a huge difference upgrading all resistors from $0.05 per to $1 per resistor. While on paper, it’s a twenty-fold increase in cost, in practice, it increases the outlay by an additional $20-$50. For the substantive improvement in sound quality at such low additional outlay, one can only assume the manufacturer is either extremely greedy or ignorant of component quality, or both.

If that is your budget ,then enjoy it 

to some holy grail like several Audiophile friends is over $300 k 

which Is great but most any standards 

others spend over a $$ a Million 

your budget dictates many times what you can afford.