Burmester 218.....

ckr1969,

actually I don't think the new esoteric will kick this transports ass in fact this transport may be better than what they're making now when they made this transport they were so far ahead of everybody it wasn't even funny The internal wiring is all OCC single crystal wire which shocked me when I saw the specs I don't know if the new stuff is using OCC single crystal wire internally and the VRDS transport hasn't changed that much since this one It's still the best transport in the world nothing better out there.

ckr1969,

Boulder Griffon CH precision and solution do not make better preamps than this one and the 850P sorry obviously you've never heard the p8 or the 850p It's just as good as any of those in fact the 850p is now $40,000 US.

Zeusman’s system is pretty midfi. He has no business, pedigree, or understanding to be disrupting a thread about true hifi stuff like Burmester. 

thecarpathian,

that's what happens when you're in a good union, I was making $25 an hour back in 2000, and my last year before retirement I was making $35 an hour in 2021.

Ah, I see.  That explains it.  The most you can afford is the Sims gear.  Hey, you gotta make do and do the best you can with the financial means that are available to you, such as they are.

I make more than that and still can't afford it. I guess that's what happens when you have a mortgage, kids, medical insurance, household expenses, etc. instead of living in your mom and dad's basement.