@joes44 I 100% agree with you; I say this all the time myself. From the vastness of music catalogs available to stream via great quality sources, to the low cost, high quality digital components, to the affordable high performing, efficient speakers that are now available, one can build a super system for a small outlay of $$… IT IS A GREAT TIME!
Isn't a wondeful time to be an audiophile?
With all the new lower or intro priced vs. performance gear coming out recently. And with choices of sources, CD/ Streaming. I'm just thinking of how it must be for the newly converted. I started out back in the mid seventies. Let's see,if I remember correctly - Phono, Linn. Ortophon Dynevector Audio Technica? Reel to Reel, Cassette. Dolby filters. Ohm's F, Snell, JBL speakers. Just to name a few. But I am impressed with the performance vs. price ratio of some of the new gear I've heard. For which ever reason, technical, marketing, production. There are certainly I believe not only more products to choose from but the choices are more affordable as well.