I have a couple of cheap systems that cost around $5000 each. They sound good, but they don’t come close in sound quality to my dedicated system where my cables alone cost more than my own her systems.
IMO, the op created this post only to hear him talk. We all know you have a $500 system that betters $500k systems, just like older posts from MC claiming his $2000 speakers bettered Wilson $800k speakers.Â
We don’t need to have someone trying justify their system sound quality and the OP doesn’t need to try to push garbage about how to turn a $200 amp into a giant killer by the knowledge only the OP knows. I suggest go to audio club meetings, audio dealers, audio shows to hear what you are missing.