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Re: It's time to open our eyes and close our wallets!

While I agree that recordings, and therefore hi-fi, can't match live music, everybody has a threshold below which they won't enjoy recorded music to the fullest either. If that point is $1000 for a system then great, if that point is $100,000 for a system then great. I've never set out to create live music at home, it's not possible in my experience. What I have set out to do is create an enjoyable listening experience each time I put a cd into the player, and I've essentially achieved that goal.

I think a trap that you may fall into is that you are taking a whole difference set of expectations with you when you listen to your friends system (which is still pretty damn fine!) than when you listen to your own. It may be that you can downsize and happily enjoy your music, or it may be that you downsize and find that you're no longer enjoying you listening experience as much. (Admittedly you are a long way over the point where diminishing returns start to really bite hard.) Sure a little Toyota will get you from A to B just as well as a 5 series BMW but you won't be as keen to just go and enjoy the drive.

As for me, I've very happy with what I have but if I won a lot of money tomorrow I'd be buying some big arse gear as quick as possible for the simple pleasure of being able to enjoy music in the comfort of my own home, and hey, the simple pleasures are often the best.

Cheers,

Craig.


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