How good can it get, really? - my stereo sounds amazing!


I really love my stereo currently. I keep thinking I should be looking for the next piece to upgrade - phono stage, stereo subs, etc., but honestly not sure what to change or why I’d potentially spend more money to achieve a result that’s lesser or equal to my current sound quality. I sorta feel clueless as to how to proceed without screwing up what I have. I know it can get better but honestly I’m at a place when I just don’t know how it can. Hmmmmm.... not a bad problem I guess. Open to suggestions for sure. Thx.
paulgardner

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No point around here isn’t worth missing it seems...If your room doesn’t need treatment because its inherent acoustics are fine...not dead, but fine...it might even sound like a room, then don’t worry about it. If you live in a large tomato can or a raw concrete bunker you might need some treatment...in that case treat it. Moss...grow moss. I’ve worked in recording studios and mixed live shows for decades, and I prefer less dead rooms. Removing furniture and CD boxes and replacing everything with sound deadening "treatments" is simply silly, and if you experience a weirdo with cheap headphones without ear pads listening to a walkman in your room, that’s geoffkait...remove him...the sound will improve immediately.
If you have furniture in your listening room you can ignore room treatment as many hifi music fans do. If you have logic in your brain and reasonable listening chops you can also ignore pretty much everything sold by SR or Perfect Path or any other fringe tweak company, again, as the vast majority of audio geeks do...then, once you've come to a place where you're enjoying the music coming at your ears, you can just buy more of that and relax knowing everything's fine.
I'm in the same boat so to speak, as far as really liking my current rig...I also think understanding something about why things can sound great without being stupidly expensive is key...great design is what it's all about, and I use some "previously owned" items that have turned out to be astonishing bits of kit, as they say. It's also important to see beyond the proponents of snake oil tweaks as that stuff just muddies the waters.