Upgraditis?

twoleftears,

will do, soon.

I’m trying to remedy the condition. I don’t really have to know if the 2nd trombone player passed gas in measure 128. I’m trying to listen to the music first and the sound second.
BTW, if you do that, you get into the sound better anyway.
 

Just visited a friend’s house to hear his new equipment.
Now feeling completely miserable about my system because of how good it sounded.
Feel the need to upgrade big time.
Here we go AGAIN!

Amen!

rsf507,

Thanks for asking.

Basically, there were two parameters that impressed me.  1. Front to back imaging with RCA Living Stereo records — very impressive.
2. Bass response.  His new speakers (GoldenEar Triton 1) have built-in subwoofers.  I have none. Again, very impressive.
His music room is a hole of a basement surrounded by thousands and thousands of CDs and records.

After the shock has worn off, I’m listening to my system more calmly and don’t feel so bad, thanks to your question.

Elizabeth,

You really can’t go wrong with Beethoven Sonatas and String Quartets.
 You can hear new things in the music  every time you listen.

Speaking of classical music, there’s a really great streaming site I just found. 
It’s called IDAGIO.  Amazingly comprehensive and user friendly for a classical music lover.
 I can’t recommend it highly enough!

Ultimately, I don’t think there’s a cure for upgraditis for most of us, especially not for me.