Validation

@rvpiano glad you’re still enjoying the N200. Great streamer. And glad you’re enjoying the music!

It’s fun to have someone over to see what they think of my system but I don’t need any validation. I completely enjoy it all by myself 

This is a pretty solitary  hobby.   I really don't show off my hardware ,  I know people think it's nuts to have big stereos anyways.  I really don't care, and at the risk of sounding selfish it's completely for my enjoyment..  

The best validation that a system sounds good is that you don't listen for flaws and just enjoy the music 

+1 Mulveling

To me these kinds of questions are silly. But I will play along. No I don’t need any kind of validation. I do feel bad for anyone who does.

hmmm quite the loaded question here.... But I will bite.   I think there is no harm in comparing systems In the proper context.   How much did person A spend to get the sound reproduction that they wanted?   I have heard systems that retailed for hundreds of thousands of dollars and sounded tonally incorrect to me.  I have also heard systems that were only a few thousand dollars that sounded tonally correct.  Everyone here values something a bit different in their audio reproduction.  If you read carefully you will find those who seek similar traits in the hobby.   But to start comparisons are silly.  You can have the exact same gear as someone but your room could make the equipment sound totally different!!  Buy what you want and enjoy!!   Happy Listening!!!