My goal was from the beginnings to create a system for music...never to use few music albums to test my system ...
I own 10,000 albums...😊
I invested in music and books (i will not reveal how many books😊 ) not in a hundred of thousand dollars system gear...
I discovered that some acoustic controls with basic good gear is enough ..
I listen music all day long and come here to speak with unknown friends...
I spoke too much, but i hope to be useful in a way if not entertaining ...
For me this " how good enough is enough question" related question is interpreted as a money related question by most...
Most dont understand that minimal satisfaction threshold, once synergy between pieces of gear is reached come from acoustics control over the speakers/ears/room ...
Price tag is secondary even if for sure for example the Microzotl pre-amplifier i returned last month because there was no synergy with my AKG K340 is way better and not in the same ball park than the last tube pre-amplifier i bought few weeks ago for 50 bucks but which had synergy with my 100 bucks speakers which is why i bought it for ( my Sansui alpha was better than the very high quality ZOTL for the K340 then nothing will replace it for the K340 ) ...
I would have keep the 2000 bucks amplifier if the grin on my wife face had not speak otherwise for sure... But how wise could it be to keep a 2000 bucks pre-amplifier for some 100 bucks active speakers? ( they are stunning now after my modifications on their design trust me )
Audiophile experience is about synergy and acoustics (not mere room acoustic) not about price tag and not even about top design ...😁
Audio hobby is good if it make you more creative and at the end serve music not sound quality obsession grounded on gear design marketing more than in acoustics ...