@mahgister ....
...for a moment I thought I'd fell into an alt universe AG....familiar posters, suddenly posting in ways, means, and mentalities that....make Perfect Sense.... 😏 *L*
"huh?!"
...just teasing.... ;)
Of course one can have their audible cake and eat it up without a 3rd mortgage...
At the end of the day, you only need to please yourself, avoid the rollercoaster of major monies on 'sorta sota' as defined by others.
You spring the trap, get the gadget, later repeat the cycle for whatever reason, rationale, or just the 'can I make this Better?'
Only to find you've only made it Different....good, bad, in the gray middle, or gone 'black' in both regards....the end product in sound or your new 'tude towards it.
My recent foray to the P.E. Speaker Design Contest was an 'illuminating' experience on certain levels...
- I've never really had the opportunity to 'hang' with a bevy of 'philes, esp. 2.5 days worth.... a 'treat' of many flavors', to be honest.
- Yes, we all love what we're up to....similarities, differences...no surprises there.
- That which what is loved, and shared?
- Not as different as one might think. Different 'voices' towards the same end...
...just as much as us. Oh, sure...some 'clunkers', a few 'stand-outs'...
But an amazing amount of Same; nuanced in many fractional fashions, but low $/high$/plain Jane'd/Finely Wrought....
Driven by the same kit, dB'd and level set....
The difference is the room and the ears heard by.
"If it makes you happy...."
Nothing else matters.
It's Friday.
Have a pleasant weekend, y'all.