Well put, guys...all y'all....
To be fair (and believe me, I do try...in my way), if you can afford The Quest, your predilections and tastes, carry on. 'State of the Art' is up to those who can appreciate it and afford it. Bluntly, I can't the latter. The bulk of my time, energy, and what it generates goes into the business that my spouse and I own. I tinker in what spare time I can steal with what interests and amuses me on what perhaps might be viewed as Quixotic, making what one acquaintance called 'steampunk speakers'....which I thought was rather apt. Considering that they sprung from 'cast-offs', this 'n that, a small investment of capital, and a larger investment of time, study, and thought....
Like a parent with a child with 'difficulties', I'm still rather proud of them. Even with their known and obvious flaws and shortcomings, They Work. With some selections and a tad of eq, I'd bet I could make some of you pause, if only for the moment. Working on improving them beats hanging out in a bar, watching sports that don't appeal, or attending 'functions' with people I have nothing in common with. I 'hang out' Here because we Do have something in common in a general way, the love of music of various sorts, and the reproduction of it in a fashion that agrees with our tastes.
mb1audio, if you don't like surround, OK. If class A is your thing and D stands for Dull, Dumb, or a Disaster, cool. If that cart in your TT costs more than my entire system, well...that's your call and your cash and go forth. IMHO 'extremism' in audio beats the 'ell out of a lot of other 'tastes' that seem to be prevalent of late. Y'all can fill in that blank with what may bother you personally...
Do what you want to do. I do. I realize that one's posts arise from their opinions and observations, their tastes and preferences, and their situations. Some may consider me some odd version of a troll, and that's fine. I don't come around to pester or make fur fly for the frivolity of it. I lurk mostly, getting some 'education', and noting that price still doesn't guarantee 'perfection', pretty baubles can still be ultimately be polished rocks, and hopes still get dashed...although that realization can sometimes take awhile to dawn.
Please do carry on. *S* I'll just step back into the shadows again....and watch the show.... ;)
