Did your system getting better the more money you spent or more experience you gained?
This is something that wanted to ask folks. Initially I said I would never spend x amount of dollars in this audio journey. 20 years later I’m here and did what I said I wouldn’t but I’m happier than ever. Best system to this date. But it wasn’t about money only. I gained knowledge on what was possible and the quality and design of the gear I wanted. I see people just throw money into audio and never be happy or satisfied. I think that happens because they don’t think for themselves as well as have the resources? Thoughts ?
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Short answer is yes, the more money that I spend, the better things sound. However when one arrives at the point of diminishing returns, I don’t see much point in playing with additional changes, as everything seems to be a lateral move. Also, since I am newly retired, even though I could afford to jump into another price tier, I’ll just sit it out for now, as I am still psychologically adjusting to the absence of a steady paycheck. |
Great post by mike lavigne who explained the journey process better than i could with my fond use of new words as " the three embeddings controls" after the necessary right synergetical choice of the gear pieces...😁 I am very glad that we think the same at the two extreme of the cost and design quality scale... My system is good, well chosen but cost peanuts compared to his , which is probably the better system here and one of the better in the world... The fact we think the same if i judge by what he said is confirmed by his post i paraphrase here : audiophile audio is a determined learning mind thing more than a price tags race and collections ...
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I never forget being curious and borrowing a used top of the line Nakamichi tape deck back in 1979. It cost at least four times what I ever would consider (could reasonably afford ) putting it in my system. I must have listened with my mouth hanging open and unable to speak for a very long time, shocked how good it sounded. It sounded so many times better than the highest rated (Stereo Review) tape deck I had recently bought… like cheap transistor radio vs real high fi. I became an audiophile that day. |
@ghdprentice i was sonically destroyed one day by a soulution/raidho system in a soundproof and measured home listening cottage about 8 years ago. He had it perfectly measures and cabled. Put me in a matrix. I knew that that s]day they possibilities of audio in the high end. That was a revelation. Now I’m as happy with what I have as I have been since that day. Money alone doesn’t do it. Matching, synergy, source, room |
