The Horror

@soix I did not come out hard against the Boenickes - all I said was that for that much money there are much better value speakers. I supported it with a list.

The way you doubted I knew anything about the Boenickes and if I had heard them was condescending - it wasn’t a "little pushback". It was a loaded statement that I had no idea what I was talking about. That’s not a "little pushback". That’s assumptions you had no right or reason to make.

If you don’t see that - how arrogant your responses are - you have serious problems. You were very rude in your first post and you are even more rude in the last one. Grow a pair? Are you 5? This is not a bar with drunken surfer dudes. I don’t need your lecturing. You are embarrassing yourself with your bullying tactics.

Obviously it's best we stay out of each others way, I will do all I can to avoid you.

"...the grass is always greener on the other side...."

...and. of late, is generally considered to have higher potency as well...

Oh, Well....'ell.

There will Always and Forever....that last Step that one can't make that plops one into Nirvana.....not to mention the band... ;) 

I think my Dennis Had SEP amp sounds better than any tube amp I've heard anywhere...cost about 1100 bucks (slightly used) back in 2017. My Pass XA-25 is the best sounding SS amp I've ever heard. About $5K or so...my rig, even after visiting Goodwin's (nearby) and listening to heaps of exotica, still sounds every bit as good in my house at a fraction of the cost of their stuff. You simply need to listen.

To me, the most interesting thing about systems is that they all sound different. I try to identify the difference, before I make any judgement regarding the overall sound. Recently I listened to the big (and beautiful) Italian floorstanders at my friend's place. When I came home, listening to my own system, I first became sad and disappointed. His system sounded better. Especially, the treble was clearer. But then, I listened some more to my own system, noting that it has strengths compared to my friend's system. The treble may not be as sharply defined, yet the music sounds very embodied, even muscular (when called for), with a very lively and engaging 3d soundfield. So even though the Italians were hard to beat in some ways, other aspects pointed other ways. There are plusses and minuses with both system. This made me relax and enjoy what I have, and listening to other systems as well. It is a good idea to start with the plus points, rather than focus narrowly on the problem areas, e g a not-quite-optimal tweeter solution.