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What kind of Audiophile are you?
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<blockquote data-quote="goldfritter" data-source="post: 1073817" data-attributes="member: 23412"><p>I have two maxims.</p><p></p><p>1. The system must serve you, not the other way around. My system is in my lounge/entertainment area, which means open plan on the one side but a wall on the other, cofffee table in between the speakers and couch, TV between the speakers - all the room-treatment no-nos are there. But a system tucked in a room away from where I am cooking/eating/entertaining would never get used. It must be there where I and my friends and family are, and it must fit in with the needs of the space.</p><p></p><p>2. The expense of the system does not need to swell as one's budget increases. Find the diminishing-returns sweet spot. With the above in mind about lack of room treatment, and considering I don't only listen to "pure" recordings where a high-end system would really reveal a difference, and my lack of "golden ears" to really tell the difference between high end and ultra-mega-giga-high end, I don't see a need to ever go above upper-entry level. </p><p></p><p>Both of these may change as space and budget allow, of course. But I think until one has space in one's home and budget and life for a dedicated, reference audiophile room and setup, it is very difficult to justify going for anything above entry-mid level gear.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="goldfritter, post: 1073817, member: 23412"] I have two maxims. 1. The system must serve you, not the other way around. My system is in my lounge/entertainment area, which means open plan on the one side but a wall on the other, cofffee table in between the speakers and couch, TV between the speakers - all the room-treatment no-nos are there. But a system tucked in a room away from where I am cooking/eating/entertaining would never get used. It must be there where I and my friends and family are, and it must fit in with the needs of the space. 2. The expense of the system does not need to swell as one's budget increases. Find the diminishing-returns sweet spot. With the above in mind about lack of room treatment, and considering I don't only listen to "pure" recordings where a high-end system would really reveal a difference, and my lack of "golden ears" to really tell the difference between high end and ultra-mega-giga-high end, I don't see a need to ever go above upper-entry level. Both of these may change as space and budget allow, of course. But I think until one has space in one's home and budget and life for a dedicated, reference audiophile room and setup, it is very difficult to justify going for anything above entry-mid level gear. [/QUOTE]
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