@bipod72
I haven’t plugged in my Evoke 20s in months. I also have a pair of Celestions. ($60 on Goodwill)
The Evokes are great speakers. Until you hear better speakers. To be fair, my Evokes beat a lot of speakers in my tests, Klipsch, Wharfedale, Sonus Faber, Totems, very musical and sweet, lively in the high frequencies decent bass but not the greatest resolution, detail and soundstage. My Celestions have a stunning soundstage and effortless mids, as they are more sensitive. The Vandersteens is good at everything, maybe not as robust and involving as the Celestions, but just very high quality.
I was very interested in the Mk3 but the price hike is brutal and may be worse with the tariffs. Do you know how the Hegel 190 copmpares to to the 90 or 95?
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A new house with room for a new listening room to support Rockport Lyras and all the flagship Boulder gear to go with it.
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Probably about 40 pieces I’d love to have, but I haven’t hit a lottery yet!
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@bipod72
I love your description of your cabin retreat too.
You need music in the shop :)
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@grislybutter Well, I plan to have the two independent of each other but under one roof and the workshop would have its own dust collection and mini-split. I primarily use hand tools (because they're more affordable than tons of power tools) but also I enjoy the manual labor aspect.
As for the Billie and Hegel, I'm intrigued by the Billie's typology of the tube pre-amp while the Hegel is certainly more neutral. I've seen a few used Hegel 190s and they sound great. I haven't heard the Billie so that would be a true leap of faith.
Of the Evokes and Vandersteens, do you have a preference between the two?
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@bipod72
I love your description of your workshop.
However, wouldn’t woodworking be dusty affecting the hifi?
I am curious how you decided to add the Billie and the Hegel 190 to your list. I am interested in both and I wonder if I could pick your brain. (They are outside of my budget so whenever they hit the used market)
I imagine the Hegel and the Billie to be very different. I too have Evokes and a pair of Vandersteens. (courtesy of Mr, @tomic601  )
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For me, in the not so distant future, a man-cave that isn’t your typical man-cave. It would be a stand-alone small cabin-esque structure that has a largish (20x20) room with shelving for my books, a writing/drawing desk, a few comfortable lounge chairs and my hi--fi system set up front and center, along with shelving for my vinyl and CD collect. Attached to this would be a workshop that I use to fiddle around in working on my bikes and doing woodworking projects.
As for the hif-fi gear - a modest upgrade for a modest me to some Vandersteen 2ce Signature III or Dynaudio Evoke 50 speakers and an upgrade of my mid-fi integrated amp to a much better integrated amp or pre/amp set-up. I haven’t decided on the integrated upgrade yet. But I have shortlisted the following: Heaven Eleven Billie Mk3, Rega Elicit Mk 5, Musical Fidelity M5Si, or Hegel 190.
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Esoteric Grandioso.
In about 2008 I purchased an Esoteric X-03SE, and was amazed at the improved SQ by every measure compared to the Sonic Frontiers DAC.
In 2021 I switched to the K-01XS with another quantum leap in SQ.
Perhaps the Grandioso would do the same!
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Recently auditioned a Simaudio Moon 791 preamp /DAC/Phono. Absolutely amazing. Would love to upgrade my Moon 390 to this state of the art component. This is a big jump in sound…and in price.
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@riie you also shoot Chuck Norris in the face if he cuts you off in the grocery line
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Ayre KX-R preamp. It’s coming on Tuesday!!!
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@kenny you have heard these somewhere and now you are dreaming about it? Seems some Hong Kong’s dude overpriced gear at $34K:
Either way, it doesn’t seem that much out of the question so stop dreaming and make it happen
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I don’t dream of anything, I make it happen.
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Would love to have Philharmonic HT Towers as my up-front speakers. Someday, maybe...
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@immatthewj that should be ALL the time as I am in doubt myself. I wish I had a clue what I am talking about
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A good one - dreaming about what you already have.
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I have been dreaming about having what I have. So I just gave it all to goodwill and I will start from scratch.
There are times I am not sure whether you are serious, @grislybutter .
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McIntosh C22 or perhaps the consolation PrimaLuna Evo 400.
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I have been dreaming about having what I have. So I just gave it all to goodwill and I will start from scratch.
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I’d love to get a good moving coil cartridge and SUT to compare to my high output devices.
Never mind, the $3000 quarterly property tax bill just got paid.
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McIntosh MA352 is what I'm drooling for at the moment.. 🙏 Hopefully I will pull the trigger soon..
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Oh, we are talking some serious equipment here.
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If I could acquire a Backert Pre for 1800 I would be happy: can't justify 5K ... my hearing just isn't worth it!!
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McIntosh power amp. Want it for the blue meters I’ve liked since I was young. Don’t need it or have room for it. That’s why it’s a dream.
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SL1 Legend Black Path Extreme
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I would love the MBL Extreme speakers.
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I'd love a large listening room. 50 X 30 would be a good start (12 foot high ceiling).
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Accuphase A-48......man, those cheap class D amps are making the dreaming more and more difficult....
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Out of reach..well, maybe Kharma top speakers and tube electronics to match them.
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My reach is rather limited right now, so no. But out of reach? Plenty!
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