jritchie1980
Audiologist
Couldn't agree more with sentiments about overall system quality affecting perceived "benefits" of higher quality components. On my #3 system the Chromecast Audio out sounds just fine, on # 1 it is unacceptably harsh and untrue to material. Same w turntables- system #3'is perfectly happy w tech sl-d2 while on sys #1 i need a higher quality deck or I don't enjoy the music....With my thorens I can actually hear the null points (sweet spots) and tell when I'm getting to the end of a record because every detail is so transparent.