To those of you who think like I do: It's ironic, but the longer I'm involved in this pursuit of audio nirvana, it seems that I play my music at lower levels and listen much more intently than I ever did before, resulting in the greater enjoyment of the real dynamics of great music that is well recorded.
Impress Your Friends and Seduce Women!
I seem to have lost a very interesting thread on how to best demonstrate to laymen why we spend tens of thousands of dollars on equipment and tolerate garden hosed sized wires sprawling across Persian carpets. Has anyone thought more about this topic? A gospel (?) track with chorus sounded very nice -- sonic fireworks with musical integrity is what is required. Only audiophiles listen to Mannheim Steamroller and the Fresh Air series. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.