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Sound, neutrality and the pursuit of everything

The audiophile hobby is inherently a pursuit of some ideal. That ideal might differ from person to person, but what I am curious about is how each of us define that ideal. 

I kinda like where my system is at. I cue a well recorded track and think: damn that sounds good. But compared to what? Do I have a point of comparison to the original performance, the day it was recorded? Usually not. To use an overused album, unless I was sitting at the Olympia concert hall in Paris when Diana Krall performed there in 2001 and have a perfect auditory memory, how do I know my system if reproducing it with “fidelity”?

If the pursuit of perfection is useless as perfection is an illusion, how do you all define your level of satisfaction or achievement in this audiophile pursuit?

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Folks, I really enjoy everyone's approach to this, so thanks for commenting. For once, there is not post touting "absolute knowledge" on a topic, or condescending comments. It's refreshing!

My purpose for the post was to see how different people approach the "quest" of this hobby and, even though the answers are highly personal, it does give some insights into what people are looking for. 

Thanks again (and keep'em coming, this is fun to read)
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