In today money with inflation calculator my audio system will cost 5,000 Dollars..
I pay it 220 bucks if i counted the real price i pay by a streak of luck...( i pay 20 bucks on Ebay for my 500 bucks dac š)
But the actual real value without this luck would be more near 500 bucks at the moment of purchase ...
Anyway i learned that the more important aspect of audio is not the gear price but more the way we embed the gear pieces in their 3 dimensional working dimensions: mechanical, electrical and especially acoustical...
I am not envious of any system anymore, even those system better than mine by design ... Why?
Because there is a minimal threshold of acceptable sound quality which can be translated in acoustic cues rightfully accessible by the ears because of the controlled speakers/room optimized relation...
For me with dynamic, bass clarity, imaging, soundstage it is the ratio listener envelopment/ sound source width, or LV/ASW ratio, the more important one and the most difficult to get right with timbre perceptionĀ relativeĀ naturalness for my ears ...
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My best to all...
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