i think my little system is rationally put together as a current music shrine. that said i set up a system at my girlfriend's house that was less than 10% my system's cost, and once i was done i was "damn. this sounds sweet." but we always knew about diminishing returns. it has always been about how much those were worth to you.
as to the perceived snake oil... hey it happens everywhere. let people make irrational, passionate choices and enjoy them. 99% of people that buy an Akrapovic exhaust or Remus exhaust won't get an ounce of everyday driving benefit out of it. or anyone that buys a Bugatti Veyron. Or a Lange datograph instead of a swatch. who cares. why does the audio community care about what people's choices are? i seldom see B&W Nautilus owners bragging their stuff kicks everything else into oblivion, but i see Polk owners telling them the Nautilus can't be any better if they blind test it etc. audio is weird. we are utter nerds to the masses, and yet we bicker about a shared passion like there's absolutely no common ground... :-D ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Player) running Ubuntu 12.04 + LMS 7.7.5 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado PS500e/Shure 1540 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104711 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
