I can only chuckle at the "authoritative" comments I read when evaluating luxury 2 channel audio electronics. All electronics will have their particular sound signature. While I may lean toward analytical detail and you prefer warm and lush, I truly doubt there are any responsibly assembled $75k 2 channel systems that each of you above could not easily live with for the rest of your lives. The differences each of us hear in system A or B are merely individual perceptual differences.....whether or not a particular difference is more musical than the other is purely a matter of subjective preference.
Hint hint.....spend you big money on speakers, amps, preamps, turn tables, linear power supplies......these items could serve you well for decades. Show me someone who is spending ridiculously high 4 figures on digital storage, streaming, etc gear that will be totally obsolete in 3 years and I'll quickly chase him down to sell a bridge to.
Hint hint.....spend you big money on speakers, amps, preamps, turn tables, linear power supplies......these items could serve you well for decades. Show me someone who is spending ridiculously high 4 figures on digital storage, streaming, etc gear that will be totally obsolete in 3 years and I'll quickly chase him down to sell a bridge to.