Darkscience
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Yes, keep in mind though I was mainly making a point about how I think amps and speakers interact. I completely understand how $50k could be put to excellent use for a really nice system. Although for me at $50k most of that would go into the room, measurements followed by proper treatments, and likely include a small recording studio setup.I understand what you are saying. Adele for example sounds like Adele in all of your devices - clock radio, boom box, radio in the car, home stereo etc.
To distinguish where this hobby leads some people…and sometimes it becomes an obsession…How loud can you play that Adele song on the clock radio? Play that same song in a $50k system at realistic levels. If you experienced the difference, does that make you to want to go out and spend the money to replay that experience that you heard in a $50k system (arbitrary $ selected)?
If not, you are in the same camp as my 2 well off bros and wife who doesn’t care enough to spend their hard earned money on a high end system while I have cared for 20 years and have steadily improved my system to a point where now spending much more money doesn’t seem to make sense anymore because I now have to spend a lot more money for tangible improvements.
This is the simplest I can explain what this pursuit is. How good of a sound system is good enough? We have passion constraints and/or budget/value constraints.
But at my budget and value like you mentioned, a pair of nice stereo speakers with the Benchmark electronics is about my limit, (likely a step above your bros and wife limit). That is not exactly cheap either, I likely overspent, but do not regret it, definitely brings me joy, but any further spending will be on a dedicated room if the possibility ever arose, (this would require a new home).