Are you Guys Rich or What!?

mhubbard: can you explain, please, how you know with such apparent conviction, that "anything I add at this point will not make a huge difference"? i assume that you offer up this assertion after having tried every frontend, every power source, every preamp, every speaker, every stand, every wire and every other component or tweak available in the universe in your very own home. yeah, right. -cfb

I agree with what Kelly is saying up to a certain point. There are sometimes DRASTIC differences that one can run into by varying the combination of equipment within a system. Sometimes this has little to do with price although it TYPICALLY costs more to make a better product. Then again, sometimes you just run across a combo that defies logic and the cost constraints of "high end".

For those that do not follow a logical plan of attack, dumping tons of money into a system can seem quite frustrating and frivilous. A song by Motorhead comes to mind: "The Chase is Better Than The Catch". Shopping and comparing gear is fun, but it is MUCH more enjoyable when everything comes together as you'd like it to. This is true regardless of price. Sean
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and i agree with sean, entirely! -cfb

Sean- "the chase is better then the catch", you know her too! after all the work it just isn't worth it.

I've always wanted to try to build a budget rig, after I get the BIG system sounding good-to me, anyway- set a budget of about 2k or so and just be patient and try to find the best gear out there for the money that will work good together. But that will be a while down the road I am out of rooms for the moment!

BTW CFB your in an odd mood today, did someone taint your corn? lol Your post on WHO RU? seems as though you may had a few too many in ya at the point, eh? Cheers!
Tim

Easy there "cornfedboy"!!!

The very word "HUGE" is a realative term. "HUGE" to me means "OH MY GOD I HAD NO IDEA SOUND COULD BE THIS GOOD"!!!

Yes... I suppose that replacing all my equipment with the latest super high-end equipment would make a noticable change...unfortuantly I would have no change ($) left in my pocket!
I was answering a post from a guy who obviously does'nt have all the money in the world, but still appriciates good sound. You, on the otherhand, obviously have all the money in the world to try every frontend, every power source, every preamp, every speaker, every stand, every wire and every tweak available (good for you!). Perhaps with all the extra equipment you have sitting around you could give it to the guy who started this post!!!

You sir, have the audiophile sickness worse than any other "audiogoner" I've ever read.

Go outside and take a walk!