Is it important to long demo or own HIGH END gear to have a fair accurate view about it?

I mispoke earlier. I haven’t heard all of the higher priced gear. I have heard most of it.  Correction. 

@rooze I definitely understand your points. I can’t stand when someone who hasn’t heard something says definitely that it does noy sound different or can make a difference in your system. 

@jacobsdad2000 when I first started in the hobby I said I would never spend x amount of dollars. Well I’m spent  x amount of over the last 2-3 years but I did so after I gained about 15 years of knowledge and experience. I didn’t choose on price. I chose on sound.  My Dac and amp cost more than my speakers but I have a unique great sounding speaker at the price i got it that fits the system perfect. It’s about sound and synergy. 

Easily the best sentence and one good explaining post to go with it i ever read in audiogon...

mikelavigne say better than me what i try to say without having been able to say it simply and directly ...

I admire him for his posts almost always if not always spot on ...

merry Christmas to you ...🎄

the high end is not gear, it’s a state of mind.

@mijostyn 

Beautiful system, great venue. The nice thing is that typically electrostatics do not mind things like a screen in between them. While they are finicky about a lot of things, there are a lot of advantages.

I can see how you could end up in such a sweet spot with a long term view with space. I was always space and financially constrained so the path would have been harder. But you have a very envious system.