The purpose of the whole "audiophile" thing is to make a real connection between you and the music: to be involved. It is most certainly not about the chest-beating bragging rights of a 'mine is bigger than yours' mentality of more watts and larger speakers. BUT - if you are tapping your foot, rocking your head, hoping the recording never ends, your stereo components forgotten, the music and your brain temporarily fused
you...
are...
there!
Bingo!! And don't make the mistake that tons of dinero $$$$ makes that "difference". It does not!!