In Reply to: Re: It's time to open our eyes and close our wallets! posted by John on October 3, 2003 at 11:41:06:
Fair enough. My point is that we as audiophiles (not all of us, of course) are trying to create a system that makes those Coltrane and Mozart recordings sound like the band is live in our room. No matter how much we try or how much money we throw at the objective it will NEVER happen. The way I look at things now is that if someone gets pleasure from his system he should just continue to enjoy it and not worry about the neverending uprgrade path.Please don't think of this statement as being arrogant or pretentious, its not meant to be, but ultimately a good number of audiophiles, if possible over the course of time, would like to eventually arrive at a system the caliber of mine. Maybe not the same components, but high priced "exotic" gear. Well, I'm there and I'm telling you from my experience that you will never be satisfied with the sound of it. The dollar-to-improvement ratio is rediculous. It just ain't worth it. Each piece of equipment has shortcomings when compared to live music. Put 4, 5 or 6 components together, no matter what the quality, and what do you think you have? Two wrongs don't make a right.
The quest for live music in our rooms is futile. Find a system that you can relax with and end it there. Like you say, get a glass of wine and chill out and look at your system for what it is. I wish I did that many thousands of dollars ago. Believe me, the upgrade path is nothing more than a long walk off of a short pier. I'm not saying to give up the hobby, not at all, rather just realize that no matter what you do you will not have Miles Davis playing in your listening room.
I guess I just feel stupid for spending countless, time, effort and money searching for something that doesn't even exist. I'm only trying to save everyone some cash and stress. Just my thoughts.
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