magiccarpetride;685370 Wrote: > We're all familiar with the theory of reaching a point of diminishing > returns. According to this theory, time, effort and money spent on > improving something may initially yield obvious, detectable and > palpable results, however there comes a point where investing more > time, effort and money stops making any detectable difference. We thus > reach a saturation point, or a plateau. > > Common wisdom dictates that the same principle applies when building > one's audio system. First round of investment (i.e. getting the source, > the amplification, speakers, interconnects and cables) is where one > experiences the biggest gain. Following that, a second round of > investment, such as upgrading a component or two, can yield audible > gains, but never as dramatic as the first round. > > And so on, as we go down the upgrade path, with each round we tend to > experience less and less of a gain until one day we stop short, scratch > our heads, and realize "hmmm, looks like there isn't much else I could > do to make this sound better." > > This orderly 'waterfall' methodology, while making all the sense in the > world, doesn't corroborate with my experiences. A peculiar thing that > I've began noticing is that, once I've reached a particular 'threshold' > in my audio upgrades, further upgrades began making more and more > dramatic improvements and gains. One example would be my latest (and of > course, extremely controversial) upgrade from Nordost to Shunyata power > cable. This seemingly ho-hum upgrade (replace Nordost with Shunyata? > How can that result in any audible improvement?) has given me such an > unexpected boon in my enjoyment of music reproduction, that I must > confess I was completely taken by surprise. > > I now feel that there comes a time when you somehow manage to fine tune > your audio system to the point where apparent minor upgrades carry the > potential of making major inroads in terms of improved bass > reproduction, lowered noise floor, lowered upper midrange glassiness > and glare, more crisp and unwavering soundstage, etc. > > Raise your hand if you're with me!
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