MCM_Fan
AK Subscriber
Neighbors are why someday I"ll have a basement with 10'+ ceilings and acoustic treatments.
That and it'll keep the WAF from falling to dismal levels when I buy/build big speakers.
I have also found that live music can sometimes really showcase a system. I used to play the live tracks off of John Mayer's Continuum album when people wanted to hear my setup (or, more commonly, when I wanted them to want to hear it...). Dreaming with a Broken Heart and I don't need no doctor live through my system have always sounded great to me.
Truth be told, even though I sold a lot of my gear when I downsized, I still have way more than I need. They aren't quite at the same level as the Interface Ds, but I'm really enjoying the little recapped and refoamed JBL 4301B Control Monitors in my modest dining room dedicated vinyl system:
And I'm still running a pair of KEF 104/2 Reference Monitors in the master bedroom system and also have over 10 other pairs of speakers, including a pair or Rectilinear III Highboys and a pair of Vandersteen 2CEs that rotate through my three systems.
So, I only miss the Interface Ds when I think about them, but that's easily cured by putting on an album and enjoying what I still have.