After a number of years fiddling with audio I settled on an AR turntable with a Shure v-15 type iii, a Dynaco PAS 3x (bypassed tone controls), a kit-built ST-70 with Mullards, and FMI stand mount speakers (using their own heavy gauge wire). That modestly priced system woke me up! I had by far the best sounding system in the whole dorm!
Forty years later, I'm blown away daily by a pair of Harbeth P3esr speakers driven by Odyssey electronics and a Hana SL mounted on a Technics SL-1200GR. For my listening habits and room this system is amazing.
Some may blush at the thought of a $10k system being as good as this. I don't obsess about my system at all and just listen to the music.
Forty years later, I'm blown away daily by a pair of Harbeth P3esr speakers driven by Odyssey electronics and a Hana SL mounted on a Technics SL-1200GR. For my listening habits and room this system is amazing.
Some may blush at the thought of a $10k system being as good as this. I don't obsess about my system at all and just listen to the music.