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<!-- #thumb --> <p>In the process of answering the many comments I receive (which are much appreciated) one was made that really struck home. *Here is the comment from frequent contributor Mark Fisher that was made after I wrote “it’s amazing what it has done for the system.”</p>
<p><em>“This seems to happen every time there’s a change. When the IRS replaced the Maggies, When the cables were replaced. When you installed your new amplifier, and now again with this preamp. And there might be a few other times I forgot about. If this keeps up soon there will be nothing left to do except sit back and enjoy it. Happy listening*<img alt="icon smile Peeling the onion" src="http://www.pstracks.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif" title="Peeling the onion" />“</em></p>
<p>How many times have I written that “the system is completely transformed”? *”I have just heard something that blew me away”. *How many times can one actually make changes so big that you get all fired up and wax enthusiastically about them?</p>
<p>I think the answer is simple because the quest for better performance in our audio and music systems is an ongoing one that is similar to peeling an onion. *An onion has many, many layers and every time you peel back one of those layers you see a fresh new onion unlike the onion you just looked at. *I don’t get excited about onions, but I do continue to get excited and amazed with layer I peel back in the system.</p>
<p>This Saturday the Colorado Audio Society is coming to visit us and hear the new system. *I have been working non-stop to get Music Room One sounding as best I can so their trip will be a good and memorable one. *Will it be the best they’ve ever heard? *Unlikely. *I do my best at setup but the truth is I am not the best setup person around. *There are many much better than I. *I am also not the greatest golden eared person. *There are many much better than I and most likely some in the group would qualify. *But that’s ok, I am delighted folks want to come and hear the system. *It’s fun to share – and how often does one get to hear a classic loudspeaker like the Infinity IRS V? *There were, after all, only 58 pair ever built.</p>
<p>So after we play around with the system and enjoy each others company on Saturday afternoon, I’ll have tons of new opinions and suggestions to work with after they leave.</p>
<p>That feedback will allow me to peel yet another layer of the onion and get even closer to musical enjoyment than I have now. *I’ll probably be excited all over again.</p>
<p>Ain’t it fun?</p>
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<p><em>“This seems to happen every time there’s a change. When the IRS replaced the Maggies, When the cables were replaced. When you installed your new amplifier, and now again with this preamp. And there might be a few other times I forgot about. If this keeps up soon there will be nothing left to do except sit back and enjoy it. Happy listening*<img alt="icon smile Peeling the onion" src="http://www.pstracks.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif" title="Peeling the onion" />“</em></p>
<p>How many times have I written that “the system is completely transformed”? *”I have just heard something that blew me away”. *How many times can one actually make changes so big that you get all fired up and wax enthusiastically about them?</p>
<p>I think the answer is simple because the quest for better performance in our audio and music systems is an ongoing one that is similar to peeling an onion. *An onion has many, many layers and every time you peel back one of those layers you see a fresh new onion unlike the onion you just looked at. *I don’t get excited about onions, but I do continue to get excited and amazed with layer I peel back in the system.</p>
<p>This Saturday the Colorado Audio Society is coming to visit us and hear the new system. *I have been working non-stop to get Music Room One sounding as best I can so their trip will be a good and memorable one. *Will it be the best they’ve ever heard? *Unlikely. *I do my best at setup but the truth is I am not the best setup person around. *There are many much better than I. *I am also not the greatest golden eared person. *There are many much better than I and most likely some in the group would qualify. *But that’s ok, I am delighted folks want to come and hear the system. *It’s fun to share – and how often does one get to hear a classic loudspeaker like the Infinity IRS V? *There were, after all, only 58 pair ever built.</p>
<p>So after we play around with the system and enjoy each others company on Saturday afternoon, I’ll have tons of new opinions and suggestions to work with after they leave.</p>
<p>That feedback will allow me to peel yet another layer of the onion and get even closer to musical enjoyment than I have now. *I’ll probably be excited all over again.</p>
<p>Ain’t it fun?</p>
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