Originally Posted by pitt911

AMG depreciation varies with the models. The E63 depreciate similar to M5 and for that matter a panamera turbo
The C63 depreciate but slightly more than M3
on the other hand AMG black series are close to Porsche GT cars and actually appreciate in value , but also varies somewhat with model

Originally Posted by Manifold

A guy I was chatting with in the audio shop recommended these: https://www.kefdirect.com/ls50w-powe...c-system.html. Reviews on the sound quality are glowing, so I'm seriously considering them.

Originally Posted by Psup4s

I have been eying this pair of speakers to put together a third system in my house...... this might be worth a try https://www.stereophile.com/content/...te-loudspeaker

Originally Posted by Manifold

Interestingly, questions of whether Y sounds better than X can be resolved by back to back comparison using blind testing, controlling to use the same music at the same data quality at the same volume. But many people are resistant to performing such blind testing, or if they do the testing and are unable to hear a difference, they refuse to believe the results. I suspect that this resistance often stems from wanting to believe that, by spending money to get something new, there's a path to getting closer to some sort of nirvana.

I personally am skeptical that things like cables make a significant difference, and even with things like DACs and amps, I suspect that the differences are very small, provided that all products being compared are of decent quality. For example, just yesterday I was in my local audio shop, and a guy next to me was contemplating buying a fancy $4500 Macintosh headphone DAC/amp because he thought it sound noticeably better than less expensive units - he was confused about how allocate his budget towards headphones vs DAC/amps. I suggested that he compare the Macintosh with my little $500 Chord Mojo. We both did back to back unblinded comparisons using a $4000 headphone, and I expected that the Macintosh might sound a least "a bit" better, but neither of us noticed a significant difference (if anything, the Chord might been a bit clearer).

With cars, I've found back to back comparisons to be very revealing. For that reason, I consider comments on the differences between say the .1 and .2 GT3 to be more credible if they're based on such back to back comparison, rather than memory.

Extensive research shows that our perceptions and memories are remarkably fallible. Buyer beware!

Originally Posted by mooty

^ #1 and #2 listening i SUFFERED a long time
i ran spectral audio through WATT or AE1. literally 99.9% of the recording will cause your ears bleed and eye ***** pop out.... and i would spend 30 min adj tube traps and position speakers so i can listen for 2 min, ONLY TO realized that something else is wrong... HAHAHA.

i am glad i got that out of my system.

Originally Posted by Jrtaylor9

I really wish that was the case. I really do. I wish my ear could think there was no difference between different cables, etc.

Originally Posted by Manifold

Do the blind testing, back to back, with everything held constant except the cables.

Originally Posted by Manifold

I think there's something to be said for having multiple sound systems. I think of each as being like a musical instrument that presents music in its own way. I've started with headphones, and already have 5-6 of them. I like switching between them, and each has its niche. (But I find that the differences between the best headphones in the $300-500 range vs the best in the $1000+ range to be pretty small.)

Tying it back to cars, I'm also a fan of having multiple cars at the same time, and rotating between them. Variety is nice, and the contrast between cars makes each one more enjoyable.