You Tube sound comparisons

I for sure enjoy the process of buying audio equipment, whether used or new. In fact, I get sad once I've bought something. Lol!

emergingsoul

Nobody enjoys choosing a speaker, or worse a preamp.  It is very unpleasant.

It sounds like you need a new dealer. Your experience is certainly not universal.

It’s about the music not the wire filled boxes.  
It’s about the feel of the car not who sees you.

True, but if you want the music to sound its best, then a good and well thought out system is something you should have if you can.  
Some people like myself, love cars and stereos for a variety of reasons.  I love researching cars and stereo equipment.  I love learning the different engineering aspects and design philosophies.  I love the history, the passion, the blood sweat and tears.  Most of all, I love when all the research and sacrifice I’ve made results in the ability to purchase something that I’ve been excited about for weeks, months, years...

The culmination of all the above is either being swept away in the music or completely immersed in the moment on a twisty canyon road, yellow aspen leaves blowing in the wind, crystal clear mountain stream below you...

@Emergingsoul, learn to enjoy life a bit.  By the way, you complained up and down about not getting your freya and said you’d pay double or whatever for a preowned one.  Well I found one, $100 less than new.  You can buy that one and get a refund from Schiit and quit complaining but will you?  Nope...

Limo,
very nice.

all would be better and so much less frustrating if companies would do a better job describing their products.  Matching components is a very complex technical process, and not well understood by many.

sure I feel comfortable pairing b&w with Macintosh cause that’s what I hear by many.  Issues like impedance and voltage gain, watts, sensitivity, etc. are critical to a good match.  It’s sad there is limited well written comments about this process.  If your system sounds off, this is no doubt why.  Dealers are quite limited about this area.  This is why manufacturers need to step up their game, a lot.