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Could be the signal path

and getting out of the way.

We don't know if we don't listen. Don't know where you live. Do you have a concrete floor?

Good isolation and vibration control carries with it benefits at many different levels. . I assume that you know this......and if you don't, - then I do feel bad for you. How would Victor Lamm ever be able to predict what kind of room, or to some degree, what types of associated equipment his amps get paired with? A "revealing" piece of equipment is also going to benefit from good isolation, or good coupling, just like your adcom/Nakamichi combo. What would he build into his amp?
Your judgment, without experience, is silly, if not unfair.

What you're saying is, "if a piece of audio gear can't sound good, and can't be worth it, because it's not worth it to me!" And, "if an amp is really expensive, it also better cook my breakfast for me in the morning."

For all you know those $80,000 amps, may sound exactly $77,950 better than your Nakamichi/Adcom combo...

My $30K retail system is "worth" it to me. I wouldn't have gotten as much enjoyment out of my favorite music as I do now. I could live with a cheaper system, (I am lucky). I also recognize that that $30,000 APL SOTA universal player/DAC/pre-amp is OUT of my price range. But that doesn't mean that it doesn't sound amazing, and much better than my $8K retail player. And, that it isn't absolutely "worth it" to someone else. Is it $22K better? Maybe not for me.... I definitely don't judge Lamborghini owners harshly either, unless they run me off the road, then, they're just inconsiderate jerks...

In matters of artistic interpretation and experience, how would you know if you did not try?


"Asylums with doors open wide,
Where people had paid to see inside,
For entertainment they watch his body twist
Behind his eyes he says, 'I still exist.'"


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