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.
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Yes, yes it is.  When I also consider the quantity, quality, value and ease of transaction in the used, on-line market, I am like a kid in the candy store.
The biggest downside to sensitizing your ears via music is ambient noise. For example, diesel-powered street plows, coffee shops with bad acoustics, people speaking in shrill voices, etc. For these, there ought to be a law.