The best thing I can suggest is to look for end of line deals, that way you get a lot of spec for the least amount of cash.
Basically high end audio costs large, always has done & always will do.
Sadly with a very small handful of exceptions the mass-market is really not high end.
When I last upgraded I bought a $2000 receiver & spent $3000 on the centre stage (L, R & C).
.....and unfortunately, if I'm being really honest, I could not seriously and in all good conscience call my stuff high-end. It's not mass-market, for sure, but it's only near the top-end of the mid league.
I just can't justify spending more (a lot more) for what do become (as you rightly say) diminishing returns.
(but I can promise you that a leap out of the mass-market is well worth it)
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Multi-format-mayhem @ Nov 5th 2008 11:36AM
@ daaper
The best thing I can suggest is to look for end of line deals, that way you get a lot of spec for the least amount of cash.
Basically high end audio costs large, always has done & always will do.
Sadly with a very small handful of exceptions the mass-market is really not high end.
When I last upgraded I bought a $2000 receiver & spent $3000 on the centre stage (L, R & C).
.....and unfortunately, if I'm being really honest, I could not seriously and in all good conscience call my stuff high-end.
It's not mass-market, for sure, but it's only near the top-end of the mid league.
I just can't justify spending more (a lot more) for what do become (as you rightly say) diminishing returns.
(but I can promise you that a leap out of the mass-market is well worth it)