Who are you

An ancient warrior is measured by the scars on his body. Likewise, audio is measured by how big is your speaker. Big speakers, big sound. Thus, the speakers become the identity the owner.

It is a natural progression that one starts with small speakers, gradually upgrading to big speakers. Big speakers can reproduce a level of realism that no small speakers can, moving enormous amount of air. Four elements fuel this crazy hobby, cash, time, knowledge and passion. You can't have it without either one. That's cruel, fact is true.

No cash, no talk. Start drooling.
No time, no talk. Sit and listening to stories.
No knowledge, shut up. Start acquiring some.
No passion. Go do something else.

Many of us may not have the chance in their life time to own a pair of speakers worth half a million, what decency one has to ridicule? Unoptimized is as far I go. The potential is there, it is the matter which button to push! Small systems? No button, your journey is as far your ticket takes you.

I always disgust with some comments lashed out by audio ciku, they have not reached anywhere in audio. They are nobody. They are irrelevant. These are half baked fi who think they could cheat audio with careful selection of audio components. They are proud of their system that others may not able to achieve high performance per dollar. They ridicule that they spend one tenth of money to achieve 80% of high end performance, figuratively speaking.

What is the difference between a five star hotel and a four star hotel? Both provide decent accommodation for a good night sleep. What is the difference between fine furniture and IKEA furniture? It is still a stupid furniture. What is the difference between a Bmer and a Toyota? Both get you there too. Attention to details and uncompromising quality costs money. Five star hotel changes your bed sheet at least up to three times a day, fine furniture receives five and six layers of coating, a Bmer turns head, Toyota does not. As you may not reach the level of finer thing in life, you may find the justification hard to swallow.

I know some who go shopping without looking at price tag, buy at will. Value has little meaning. Class has its cost. Shopping during sales, get out of here! For most people, value is the paramount.

Understand the law of diminishing returns, understanding pushing the limit. The audio community does not talk about these. Remember this, these audio elites who do not have worry of feeding the children, schooling them, let alone paying bills. In most cases, they are more intelligent than most. They give us jobs, in return you make money for them. Think deep.

If that does not convince you, they chill at cafe shop while you are being asked to solve their problems, like a working bull in the field. So, think before you comment.