Stehno,
There are never guarantees, but this is obvious. Not getting the right people involved is a mistake in a complex multifaceted project and leaving it to an inexperienced person's common sense doesn't make sense at all.
I don't know what achievements you're discussing, but trial and error is not an efficient or inexpensive process and there is luck involved when you're grasping at straws. What process did you use to assemble your system? I am curious.
"Surely, you are not saying that all professional audio consultants know what they are doing, are you?"
I'd say that most them know 100 times more than any audiophile I know... and don't call me Shirley.
There are never guarantees, but this is obvious. Not getting the right people involved is a mistake in a complex multifaceted project and leaving it to an inexperienced person's common sense doesn't make sense at all.
I don't know what achievements you're discussing, but trial and error is not an efficient or inexpensive process and there is luck involved when you're grasping at straws. What process did you use to assemble your system? I am curious.
"Surely, you are not saying that all professional audio consultants know what they are doing, are you?"
I'd say that most them know 100 times more than any audiophile I know... and don't call me Shirley.