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when are you done comparing IC's

i'm getting kinda burnt out on comparing IC's. found a pair i like but can't say "these are it". between the burning-in (yes...i believe in it),actual comparisons, buying and selling....seems i might be trying too hard. got me wondering what you veterans do?.

i've gone through 7 total in about 3.5 months. was fun at first and i did learn alot. tried a wide variety of cables that were within my budget. now it's getting old.

have always been a "get it done now" kinda guy. am doubting this attitude works on tasks like IC shopping.

do you guys knock it out?. buy a bunch of cables and bust butt to figure it out....one after the other? once you've decided are you done? do you stop looking/listening to new lines?.

or do you chill. find one you like (maybe not love), and slowly keep looking/listening. trying a new IC every now and then. is it always a work in progress?

think it's pretty obvious that i need to step away. question is...am i done? do i keep looking for near-perfection if such a thing even exists?

can't help but think i'm not "smelling the roses" and being a spaz about the whole thing.
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coolhand
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How about 'borrowing' a half dozen at a time from The Cable Company which will all be well burnt in and gives you the choice of a cross section of the market at YOUR price point.
That should save loads of time and you should be able to arrive at a pretty quick choice of what you DON'T like.....!
Just an idea, and not one which I've attempted myself, but sounds good in theory :-)

What I can absolutely never stress enough is that at the end of the day the MOST influential component in anybodys system is THE ROOM.... deal with its acoustic anomalies FIRST and then you may actually hear what is truly possible with the most rudimentary of ancillary components. In fact you may realise that you have been chasing your tail with trivialities elsewhere.
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