Good post. For me it was when I had some Sony speakers (floorstanders), and I thought the sound was thin and pathetic. I didn't know there was a high end audio world. I did a web search and after fumbling around there was a website (it was some member address) called Big Matt's Home Theater. He gave a description on what was good audio and what was not. He also gave a primer on Bose crap.
The rest is history, including the website. I looked it up a couple of years later, and it was a porn link.
The rest is history, including the website. I looked it up a couple of years later, and it was a porn link.