"IMO, most people cannot hear the difference between a decent system and an excellent one...": kbeartx

This is true.

But people can learn if they keep their ears and minds open. When I was in the navy, being shipped from one duty assignment to another, I left my stereo at my parents home. In order to keep it out of the hands of siblings, my father suggested that I store it in his bedroom. I said why don't I hook it up so you can use it. He said OK. After using it for a while (over a period of many, many months, he said that he could hear a big difference between my stereo and the stereo console thing in the living room. Although he did not become an audiophile, he at least came to the realization that audio systems sound different from one another. When he skoffed at some of the prices of audio gear, even my relatively modest purchases, I just reminded him how much his Harley motorcycles cost (or just one chromed accessory) and he concedes the point.

So I suspect that most people just have not been exposed to a high quality audio system long enough to appreciate the sonic benefits of one.

Paul

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