When do you reach the 90%?
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But is it factual?
Is there percentage points in sound quality that's universal to all?
KevinJS
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Doubtful. I'd suggest that IF audio nirvana is quantifiable, it's likely to be on a logarithmic scale rather than an arithmetic one. I'm absolutely satisfied with my Martin Logan Theos speakers, but if they were the be all and end all in speakers, they would be at the top of the ML range and not the bottom. A lottery win would send me scurrying in the direction of a retailer who could hook me up with a pair of Neoliths. Even then, would I have sound quality in the 90th percentile? Who can say?
Well maybe not, a company can build the biggest baddest flagship model and have it be TOTL. But with that size, cost of parts and limited numbers sold has the price high. The owner of that would also require the space for them to work good. All things being equal in your case the speakers you have now just might be the better sounding in your space. In fact if you used the lottery money to change your living arrangements everything you already have could sound even better in that location.
slimpikkins
Super Member
Uncluttering our listening space and some low cost room treatments would go a long way for all of us.
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KevinJS
Lunatic Member
You are absolutely correct. I'd buy a spare house so that I could get some distance between myself and my music hating wife. That would add immeasurably to my listening pleasure without spending a cent on equipment.
nj pheonix
Lunatic Member
I think more accurately, chasing the Dragon
I'm at 100% then, the equipment's gone and I only have the music. The bright side of having nothing, no long line of people itching to steal it.
"Glen leveler was my favoret with Covosea conyack a close second"
Would that be Glenlivet and Courvoisier Cognac?
Would that be Glenlivet and Courvoisier Cognac?
What are the dimensions of your room?
16x12or 13 somewhere in there, gear is on the 16' wall, I have a wall behind my head. All the other walls are much shorter as it's a living room with walk ways in and out with one wall being glass windows from floor to celling.
Dang sorry I mentioned another living arrangement LOL
Quadman2
Lunatic Member
Dang sorry I mentioned another living arrangement LOL
A factor at times far more NB than listening environment!
Q
Shorter than mine for sure, but workable and non-square.
I'm sure you have good reasons for having three nearly identical turntables, but some day you might want to try setting up a single system in there. Doing so would enable you to remove two of the three racks, pull the speakers out from the walls clearing the one rack with the 501s behind them.
Clearly, yours is more of a nearfield environment where the M-Ls should work fine. I'm thinking the big JBLs really need a lot more distance for ideal driver blending.
I'm fine with SQ in the room regardless which amp speakers I choose. You quoted a point I was making with a question so I answered it.
The point was, everyones equipment will sound different and even maybe a lot better in rooms other than what they have. It can also sound different and better depending how it's setup. Some of these things are in your control some are not.
I believe that only they themselves are in a position to decide where they're at with respect to system quality. One of the things I appreciated about Linn's marketing in the 1980's was their acknowledgement that different people will have differing levels of musical expectation from their systems, and that each should listen for themselves to determine what is needed for them to thoroughly enjoy their music. Spending more, they cautioned, would be a waste of money since you really wouldn't be getting any more enjoyment for the extra dollars spent. Related to this is another tidbit from Art Dudley who defined an upgrade as something that makes you listen to your records more. By this measure, my older brother achieved an "upgrade" when he replaced a modest Thorens/Onkyo/Klipsch system with a Bose Wave music system a few years ago. Initially a concession in living space to appease his wife, he has found he's playing more music with greater enjoyment than ever before and can't imagine going back to a component system. He has achieved the Musichal ideal of a system that lets him listen to music without annoyance and that he has enjoyed for well over two years without feeling any need for change.
update: I decided to call my brother before posting, and he said it's been almost 5 years since he bought the Bose and that he still wouldn't trade it for anything in the world. So there's another example of $500 giving someone everything they need in a sound system.
