Stop To Enjoy What Has Been Accomplished
For almost anyone who gets into home audio and video, the progress of the system takes on a major role. The perfect system is always evolving, changing, both because of improved technology and requirements of the owner.
When on the journey toward perfection, many times ideas change of what is needed, or what will suffice. The perfect system, for the space, might have included a single 12″ subwoofer in a modest enclosure yesterday, but today a more robust output is called for, as the discovery of a new favorite source has put too heavy a tax on it. Sometimes an amplifier that seemed like it had all the headroom any sane person would ever need has now become a source of annoyance, as it clips way too often with the new, high resolution, but lower efficiency main speakers.
As experience increases, tastes change, and the ability to discern subtle differences makes qualities once higher than really needed no longer good enough.
Each step in the journey must be evaluated, exhaustively, but not as a drudge. Changes in the system are times to once again become enthralled with that favorite movie, noticing the better color rendition of a new television, or nuances in the soundtrack that were there before, but easier to pass over.
Enjoy each change. Evaluate. Consider what has been made better. Plan what will be changed next, thinking ahead to the new ideal.
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