Thanks for starting this thread long may it run as imho we spend, as I have, a lot of our disposable income on the boxes and cables etc not always getting the best out of it.
We can very often purchase hardware and cables etc as if it resolves issues we feel are within our systems, as I have done in the past, when the issues are partly in our listening environment.
This, as I have already documented on the Forum came to me last year after the purchase of the ND555/555PS, when I felt it was under performing.
In fact it transpired my system was!
One major factor being speaker isolation, the other, speaker environment.
Looking back through the Forum’s archives for tips or words of wisdom, and photos, it became increasingly apparent that the consideration of room treatment comes far too late in our purchase of the hardware.
I totally agree it is a journey, but one that should accompany our hardware purchases enabling us to make more informed decisions.
There does seem to be a trend now to address this.
Perhaps we can also speak in partial rather than absolute terms, can some be better than none?
The effects of over damping the listening environment?
To be honest, I know very little about any of this, but I suspect I’m not alone and certainly for those new to the Naim forum.
There is a lot of information out there and help but I think the value of it is understated especially in the early days of hifi purchases.
Thanks agains Thomas, I hope many more get involved with this discussion as imho it’s as important as ‘ethernet switch & cables mania’, if not more
Happy New Year
Ps
Haven’t watched the video yet, still on hols, but will do on returning home.