Its also called “unforgiving” because it reveals everything. This one is harder to nail perfectly because it rides the edge of strident or aggressive. the first is Accurate or clean, detailed, analytical, etc. There are 2 general “camps” of sound that people will end up in, and there are many terms for these 2 sound types some more neg than others depending on what side you are on. So buy for your own listening pleasure and perhaps aesthetic secondarily. If everyone hears it but you dont, its OK. There is no right answer other than your environment and how the experience is for you. do not be ashamed to be honest with yourself and others as to what you like. There will be more than once you listen to a highly reviewed piece and it sounds no good, or the one that people dont talk about that you love. If it sounds good to you thats all that matters. You can still get much enjoyment, and everyone will understand why you keep it sensible and conservative. no expense on equipment can make up for poor room positioning or acoustics. Not as far as with a listening room, so make it good and stop there. Unless you can have a dedicated listening room, especially if you need to share the room with family and you musnt have speakers in to the room, etc, then realize you can take things only so far. In fact I will show you how to do this for much less. You do not need to go to 11 to enjoy high end audio. Hi Fi Is it, so when you think about it that way, its just as nuts as a lot of other hobbies or things men do. I do not spend on cars, boats, watches, sports collectibles, hunting, golf, etc.

I have decided that this is how I want to enjoy my music, no compromise. also, My “entry level” is some peoples reference level. Most people are very happy with 5 for the audio system. So keep that in mind that I go to 11 dont stop at 10 I go one further. Also realize I am a purist and I am picky so the things I do or like will some of the time be more than you need to concern yourself with. While good for movies and sound effects its not how the music is played at the show. First off realize I am a dedicated 2 channel stereo guy, this means I dont talk video or surround sound.

OK So here is where you can learn the basics about hifi, my aim is to save you the time learning by yourself, because that can take years.

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