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rvpiano

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I was on the audiophile merry go round of never being satisfied with my system, compulsively tweaking and changing equipment, searching for perfection  for quite a number of years. But despite all the conflict I have come out of the ordeal with a system that, I  can honestly say, portrays the music accurately.  So in many ways,  it wasn’t a waste of time and money.
 The trick is,  once you have found a system that satisfies you, stop agonizing over the sound. You’ve reached Nirvana, where all you have to do is sit back and enjoy your music in glorious sound. If there are sound defects, SO WHAT!  The fault is NOT in your system. You’ve reached your system’s benchmark sound and anything that strays from that is the fault of the medium. Even ENJOY the faulty track for the great music that lies within.  I’m sure you’ll even find some  niceties of sound that exist.   
I'm not saying that I’ll never buy another “upgrade.”  But, as of now, I don’t see the need.
For those who listen only for SQ, enjoy the quest.
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asvjerry
4,812 posts
 

"Guiding your visions to heaven, and heaven is in your mind....."
And will likely have to remain there, for there will always be a new bauble that beckons perfection if only in copy or a moment in a demo...

The universe is flawed, and sub-atomic particles can be broken like dreams.

Enjoy your moments of beautiful flaws.... 👍🎶

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livingwellinco
25 posts
 

I couldn’t agree more either. I am focused more on finding music now. Listening to an album you have never heard or not for 30 years is a great thing. And to listen on a system you have assembled you really like. It’s doesn’t get much better. 

johnnotkathi
77 posts
 

Some of the best times I have ever had listening to music was in a car… Driving on a freeway… enjoying the scenery, music cranked and highly distorted… It was awesome!

sns
3,496 posts
 

I didn't assemble or voice my system with only audiophile recordings since the vast, vast majority of recordings and what I listen to are mediocre. My system is easily resolving enough to expose the warts in recording while still providing an immersive listening experience.

 

My intended destination has always been to enjoy the vast majority of recordings from all eras and genres, the music lover in me, and to admire the sound quality of that music played through a high end system, the audiophile in me. The music lover and audiophile can coexist within all of us, have to find that sweet spot.

kodak805
79 posts
 

Some of us have higher quality equipment than was used in the recording session.

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