Interesting... a wide variance in equipment quality. Yet so many strong opinions on items that affect SQ. While my stuff is more at the high end of these estimates, I'm a chump at the local dealer who sells $250K and up... Magico, etc. How can we really share SQ experience on say, cables, with member owned systems from Sonos to $1M plus? All good but just huge differences in resolving power. And what important to each of us.
What is the current retail cost of your reference system?
It would be interesting to share this as I am not sure some of us understand how decisions are made within the framework of cost and resolution. Please avoid used prices as that muddys the water significantly. Also cabling costs would be revealing as well if willing to share.