Ugrade-itis - is there a cure?


If, by some "dark magic" you woke up one day and your system sounded the best you've ever heard it - AND - better than the best system you had ever listened to in a high priced audio store, would you still want to upgrade your components?

If the answer is yes - are you...
  1. an "Audio shop-o-holic"
  2. or just curious as whether that new component will make a difference 
If you are #2 - if you bought a new component and it made NO improvement - would you stop uprading?

Just curious :-)
williewonka

Showing 1 response by pinthrift

...40+ years of "the chase."  I've been working my way --backwards-- these days, as the room tuning (#1) the room integration with the speakers (#2) the source (#3) and the hardware (#4) reach my emotions deeply.  ALL the work you have put in to this point will pay back royally in improving your power and grounding, however that is defined in YOUR system.  For me, it meant power company adding a new transformer at the street (complained of power surges)...electrician isolating my sound room at the panel...dedicated 10ga line in...Furutech (or others) outlet and cover.  Furutech (or others) male plug upgrade to my hardwired power conditioner with a shunt in the power conditioner-and, yes, it IS better than the amp straight from the wall.)  Everything you do AFTER they rig is great with make it all purer and more musical.  Happy tunes!