Acoustical Voodoo

[GuillaumeB]

What had I been listening to over the last months/years? I had the previous perception that my system sounded anything but ... stale. How did it happen that over the course of time my mind/ears became so convinced that I was having a really good listening experience? After the A/B comparison it was evident that I was not.  

Whatever the reason, I can't explain it. Perhaps it is just Acoustical Voodoo ...

That's a very interesting observation and one I've been confronted many, many times! People often have no idea how much better things can get. One can never stop improving one's own setup (if one so desires of course). That doesn't mean there won't be a few wrong turns and cul-de-sacs along the way, that's what makes this hobby so fascinating after all. But the number of times I've heard people say that their systems couldn't get any better and then they did! I mean just look at the latest PRO series...

Also interesting (and I digress slightly here): the original Expert series already boasted some pretty perfect measurements: THD, damping factors etc. A few small and evolutionary tweaks under the hood to launch the PRO series and people are finding that's it's a big SQ upgrade. 

Guillaume