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Girlfriends and wifes, how do YOU cope?

I would be very interested in finding out how one manages to justify (or sneak in the home) expensive audio equipment without having to sell your soul to the Devil? It's quite a challenge for many of us I think. I heard of someone buying a Bel Canto DAC and telling his girlfriend that " Oh it's just a $ 100.00 power conditionner", or whatever. Seem like we need to get creative here if we can pursue this crazy hobby much longer! Regards All...
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darla79
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OH YES...we're out here! Im with you,Joyelyse.I LOVE this shit! I have a guy friend in HOuston that I love to hang out with because he has the money for all this hi-end stereo equipment. Im going over to his house Saturday night to listen to his new stuff and Im totally psyched!BTW...Im in the process of selling my bedroom furniture just to buy some new stereo equipment...yes,chicks are in to this shit too..:)And some of us are just as "hooked" as you guys are..)!
ozfly
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Welcome to the 'Gon Darla. I look forward to hearing more from you in the future. By the way, those air mattresses with the electric blow up pump attached to them are very comfortable. If you sell your furniture, save enough money to buy one of those ;-)
darla79
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Hey..thanks for the suggestion,Ozfly..:)but I think Im gonna sell everything "except" my mattress and just like..throw it on the floor, ya know..)?Im single so who cares..right?
Anyway,since Im kinda new to this..got any suggestions on a good system for a small room with a small budget..:)?
vvrinc
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As she passes you in the hallway while you are carrying that new-big-package with more "toys" for the listening room, just sweetly wisper: "Honey, it's all deductible."
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nietzschelover
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Hi,
For a CD only bedroom system near $1K I'd start with the original top-loading Rega Planet CD player--Easy to load in the dark and much beloved by Stereophile. About $425, used.
It's very "live" sounding, plus it's musical and "analog-like", and is a great transport should you ever wish to upgrade.
Next, you can get a good deal on a used AMC 3030a tube hybrid class A integrated amp for about $300. It was also well-ranked by Stereophile and sounds superb. It has 4 ohm and 8 ohm speaker taps, but prefers higher impedance speakers.
Speakers are so much a matter of taste, as well as room and location-dependent I hardly know where to start.
What are your musical tastes? What is important to you, sonically? What isn't? Where will the speakers be?
I can say that I wouldn't spend more than around $400, tops on them, even better: half that.
If you spend about $100 on used interconnects by Alpha Core Goertz, Harmonic Tech, or Nordost and $100 on speaker cable (Monster's Powerline 2's still a bargain) total system cost comes out at about $1200.
That's nearly a "Class C" Stereophile system end-to-end.
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