A realistic-sounding sudio system need not be expensive, only cleverly set-up. Since 2023, I've noticed that Chinese made universal DVD players priced between 79 to 150 USD has already reached parity with 1995 era Wadias and Krells that cost 5 thousand to 8 thousand US dollars. Well, after 20 years of progress, it is only proper to esprct such levels og progress in sound quality.