@smargo Chasing every fad in audio will not get you to the mountaintop. That's more like an M.C. Escher work where you start to climb the stairs(of audio)only to end up where you started again. Or you're chasing some perfection that never is satisfied/fulfilled and becomes some hellish nightmare from a Bruegel painting. Or, of course, you stop and listen to the music like you did and enjoy what you have. Okay, I'm done with the artist analogies.
a rant
after 30 years of being so enamored with stereo equipment - im ok now just listening to music
im no longer chasing - whenever i have bought new equipment it never sounded as good as i think the reviewer thinks it does. maybe 5% sounded really good and the other 95% - im still waiting for them to break in.
My fantastical brain wanted every piece of equipment to sound incredible. i think the key word is "chasing".
See, now tube amplifiers are all the rage again - it was class d about 3 years ago - it was solid state about 6 months ago - whenever i have tubes - i want solid state, whenever i have solid state - then i want tubes - then ill try class d in the meantime
Im just saying - this hobby is the "space mountain" of roller coasters - ya think!