What's the point of reviewing?

@roxy54 

Guns or knives? Butch 

@ghdprentice "Many of us have pursued high end audio for many decades… one of the reason it can be a long term pursuit is that there is so much to learn and ultimately the problem you are trying to solve is so ambiguous"

That is the truth. 

@jl35 Auditioning in your listening room is helpful but I don't know of sellers allowing that to happen 

Mute, deaf ears. 

I listen to my system for hours everyday. I enjoy reading so called expert reviews and commentary. It's entertainment. I've become obsessed with the quest to achieve 2 channel audio nirvana. I own many puzzle pieces and I've determined in my acoustic space some pieces fit perfectly. I can't snap my fingers anymore, but I love to tap my foot. That's entertaining. 

Hey @jjss49 

You have a great list of components! How do you like the Carver?

+1 @chowkwan 

 ...the "average" listener almost always had the "smiley" face set up on the bands. Over doing bass and high end. Look at today's more clever EQs (aka digital filters) and presto... smiley face. That's funny and true. I made that face. Growing up in the 60's and 70's , almost every preamp and receiver had tone and balance controls. I have an old McIntosh preamp, and when listening to vinyl I use tone control adjustments to improve the experience. 

@roxy54 

Error? 😂 It’s exactly what I meant, perfectly.